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JUSTICE COMING: Trump Administration Set to Hunt Down Minneapolis Rioters Who Burned City Under Walz's Watch

Gary FranchiJanuary 27, 2026210 views
JUSTICE COMING: Trump Administration Set to Hunt Down Minneapolis Rioters Who Burned City Under Walz's Watch

Remember when Minneapolis burned? Remember when rioters torched a police precinct, looted businesses, and turned an American city into a war zone while Governor Tim Walz twiddled his thumbs? The Trump administration remembers – and now justice is finally coming.

Conservative commentator Benny Johnson dropped a bombshell revelation that the Trump White House is preparing to go after the violent criminals who participated in the 2020 Minneapolis riots, the same lawless mob that caused over $500 million in damage while Democrats cheered them on as "mostly peaceful protesters."

Walz's Disgraceful Failure

Let's be crystal clear about what happened in May 2020: Minneapolis descended into chaos, and then-Governor Tim Walz – yes, the same Tim Walz who Kamala Harris picked as her running mate – waited a staggering THREE DAYS before calling in the National Guard. Three days of burning, looting, and destruction while the man responsible for protecting Minnesota citizens apparently couldn't find his phone.

Rioters didn't just break windows. They burned down a police precinct. They destroyed minority-owned businesses. They created an autonomous zone of lawlessness. And what did Walz do? He let it happen.

"These weren't protesters – they were domestic terrorists who received protection from Democrat politicians who were too cowardly or too ideologically compromised to stop them."

The Real Insurrection

For years, the mainstream media and their Democrat allies have screamed about January 6th while completely memory-holing the summer of 2020, when cities across America burned at the hands of left-wing radicals. The hypocrisy is staggering.

Where were the congressional committees investigating the billions in damage? Where were the FBI manhunts for the arsonists? Where was the justice for the business owners who lost everything?

It never came – until now.

Trump's Promise of Accountability

President Trump has made it abundantly clear that his administration will restore law and order to America. While the Biden regime weaponized federal agencies against parents at school board meetings and grandmothers who walked through the Capitol, actual violent criminals walked free.

That ends now. The Trump administration is reportedly working to identify, locate, and prosecute individuals who participated in the destruction of Minneapolis – the same criminals that local Democrat prosecutors refused to charge or gave sweetheart deals.

This is what real justice looks like, folks. Not the two-tiered system we've lived under for four years, where your political affiliation determines whether you face the full weight of federal prosecution or get a pat on the head.

What This Means for America

The message being sent is unmistakable: the days of politically-protected violence are over. You don't get to burn down American cities, destroy livelihoods, and terrorize communities just because Democrats agree with your politics.

For the business owners who lost everything, for the residents who lived in fear, for the police officers who were told to stand down while their precinct burned – vindication may finally be coming.

And for Tim Walz? This serves as a permanent reminder of his failure. The man who wanted to be Vice President couldn't even protect one city in his own state. Thank God American voters saw through that charade.

The rioters thought they got away with it. They were wrong. In Trump's America, justice doesn't care how long it takes – it's coming for you anyway.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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SmallBizOwner45VerifiedJan 27, 2026
About time! My cousin owns a restaurant in Minneapolis and said the city has never recovered from what happened. These rioters destroyed lives and livelihoods.
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LawAndOrder1776VerifiedJan 27, 2026
This is exactly what we voted for - real consequences for lawlessness! How many federal charges are we looking at here?
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ConstitutionFirstVerifiedJan 27, 2026
Walz should be investigated too for his complete failure to protect citizens and property. The federal government had to step in because he wouldn't do his job.
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PatriotMom2024VerifiedJan 28, 2026
FINALLY! It's about time someone held these criminals accountable for burning down Minneapolis. Walz just stood by and let it happen while innocent business owners lost everything.
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MinnesotaConservativeVerifiedJan 28, 2026
My neighbor's auto shop was completely destroyed and insurance didn't cover riot damage. Justice has been a long time coming.
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RedStateRealistVerifiedJan 28, 2026
I drove through Minneapolis about 6 months after the riots and couldn't believe the destruction that was still visible. Whole blocks looked like war zones.
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TwinCitiesGOPVerifiedJan 29, 2026
Same here. The media never showed the full extent of what these thugs did to that city.
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AmericaFirst2025VerifiedJan 28, 2026
YES! This is why we need Trump back in office.