New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Praised His Daughter Chiara After Her Arrest While Participating In A Protest Over The Death Of George Floyd

Chiara dE Blasios NYPD Mug Shot

My daughter has a deep respect for humanity, for peaceful protest and a desire to change our world for the better. I love her, I respect her and I admire her. pic.twitter.com/xysW38GYUS

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) June 1, 2020

In the last few days, both our city and state law enforcement capacities have been overwhelmed by simple math — an overwhelming ratio of rioters that even our unified effort has been unable to push back.

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 30, 2020

“We are now confronting white supremacists, members of organized crime, out of state instigators, and possibly even foreign actors to destroy and destabilize our city and our region,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey tweeted on Saturday.

Keith Ellison himself on Fox News Sunday said that there were “outsiders” involved in the violence in his state, although he did not further detail what kind of “outsiders” these people might be.

“We have evidence that outsiders have been present and, in some cases, have played a very negative role. But I’ve been talking with protesters and trying to get a sense of who some of these folks are and I’ve heard mixed things,” Ellison said. “Some of the negative stuff has come from people in Minnesota and some of it has come from people on the outside. What I’d say is we’ve got enough to handle on our own and that what we really need to do is refocus on justice for Mr. Floyd. And the negative behavior, looting, arson, does not help us achieve that goal.”

Keith Ellison has previously signaled support for the Antifa movement, tweeting in 2018 about a book promoting it.

This needs to be shared far and wide. This is our very own #MN Attorney General, @keithellison @AGEllison proudly promoting a group that is now destroying our state. This #MNDFL POS needs to be driven from office and driven from the state of #Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/HcjeYRTWpk

— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) May 30, 2020