The Mayor of Minneapolis and Donald Trump have pushed back at the plan to abolish the city's police in the wake of George Floyd's death. A crowd of protesters booed and jeered and screamed, "Shame! Shame! Shame!" at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for refusing to defund police after gathering outside the politician’s home
Mayor Frey has reiterated that he does not support cutting the police department, while Trump said the country needs "law and order".
"I'll work relentlessly with Chief [Medaria] Arradondo and alongside community toward deep, structural reform and addressing systemic racism in police culture," Frey said in a statement obtained by KARE.
"We're ready to dig in and enact more community-led, public safety strategies on behalf of our city. But, I do not support abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department."
The president echoed Frey's lack of support in a tweet on Monday morning, which read: "LAW & ORDER, NOT DEFUND AND ABOLISH THE POLICE. The Radical Left Democrats have gone Crazy!"
On Saturday, nine of 12 city council members joined activists at a rally, vowing to end the current system of policing and invest in community-led safety instead.
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Minneapolis mayor and Trump push back at plan to abolish city’s police in wake of George Floyd death
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