The mayors of the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are allowing "thugs," "criminals," and antifa to "take advantage of the situation" and leaving "good people" to "suffer," according to a former Minnesota senator and mayor of St. Paul.
"Both mayors have been almost invisible," ex-Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., told "The Cats Roundtable" on 790 AM-N.Y., referring to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter.
"The bad element comes in. They take advantage of the situation. It's the good people who suffer."
Host John Catsimatidis asked Coleman, mayor of St. Paul from 1994-2002, if antifa is to blame.
"Let me separate out the legitimate protesters, the folks who were deeply hurt by what took place: We need to have change; we need to have healing; we need a lot more love," Coleman said. "But then you have the thugs, and you have the criminals, and you have antifa, and you have others that simply look to wreak havoc, look to destroy, look to tear down.
"Unfortunately, they have. And the public response has been slow."
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