Memorial Day. The one day a year we set aside to honor the brave Americans who gave their lives in uniform defending this nation. And Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey thought, "You know who really deserves top billing today? George Floyd." At 9:03 a.m. Central Time on Monday, Frey posted a five-part thread on X memorializing Floyd. His tribute to actual fallen soldiers? That didn't show up until 11:38 a.m. — two and a half hours later, and only after Breitbart News contacted his office for comment.
Read the room, Jacob.
Frey's Floyd thread opened with this gem: "Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago. That moment changed our city forever." He went on about confronting "painful truths about race, policing, inequity, and trust" and how Minneapolis has been "challenged not just to say it has changed, but to prove it." Five whole posts. On Memorial Day. About a man who died during a police encounter involving former officer Derek Chauvin.
Meanwhile, every other Minnesota Democrat managed to get the assignment right. Attorney General Keith Ellison posted at 8:03 a.m.: "Today, we remember the brave Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country." Senator Amy Klobuchar was up at 8:22 a.m.: "On Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country." Governor Tim Walz posted at 8:55 a.m.: "On Memorial Day, Minnesotans come together to remember the heroes who gave their lives for the freedoms and values that define our great nation."
All of them — before 9 a.m. All of them — about fallen troops. Frey? George Floyd.
To his credit — and I use that word loosely — Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan also posted about Floyd at 9:11 a.m., writing that "George Floyd should be alive today." But at least she wasn't the mayor of the city where Floyd died, on the one holiday specifically reserved for military sacrifice.
Brietbart's Jasmyn Jordan reported that the outlet contacted Frey's office at 10:25 a.m. to ask about the conspicuous absence of any Memorial Day acknowledgment. Communications director Ally Peters responded at 11:41 a.m. with a curt: "The mayor has also posted on his social accounts for Memorial Day. Thanks." Three minutes after Frey's belated Memorial Day post magically appeared.
Coincidence? Sure. And I'm the Queen of England.
Frey's eventual Memorial Day message was exactly one post: "Memorial Day is a time to remember the brave service members who gave their lives for our country and the freedoms we enjoy today." One post for the troops. Five for Floyd. As the Michael Knowles Show pointed out — five posts for George Floyd, one for the men and women who died defending the country. The ratio tells you everything about this man's priorities.
Let's not forget the backdrop here. Floyd's death on May 25, 2020 triggered riots that caused an estimated $55 million in damage to Minneapolis — and some estimates put the real number in the tens or hundreds of millions. This is the legacy Frey chose to celebrate before honoring Gold Star families.
President Trump's Memorial Day message cut right to it: "Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military." He didn't name Frey specifically, but he didn't need to. The shoe fit.
The social media ratio was immediate and brutal. "I was wondering why flags were at half staff today," one user wrote sarcastically. "At first I thought this had to be a parody," said Tomi Lahren. "I thought no way this fruity ass mayor was possibly honoring George Floyd on Memorial Day." It wasn't a parody. It was just Jacob Frey being Jacob Frey.
Memorial Day exists for one reason: to honor Americans who died in service to this country. Not to virtue-signal about police reform. Not to relitigate 2020. Jacob Frey had 364 other days to post about George Floyd. He chose the one day that belongs to our fallen heroes. That tells you everything you need to know about where his loyalties lie.
