Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a rabid leftist, incited a firestorm on Memorial Day by posting a tweet in honor of deceased criminal George Floyd.

Floyd famously died while in police custody in 2020, leading to massive, violent, Democrat-backed riots across the country.

It was claimed at the time that Floyd, a longtime criminal convict and fentanyl addict, had died from police brutality. It’s since been shown that he died from a fentanyl overdose.

George Floyd’s autopsy

Democrats hate when you share this pic.twitter.com/l97eSziKO8

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 25, 2026

However, six years after Floyd’s death, many among the radicalized left have yet to acknowledge the truth about his demise, with an extraordinary number of leftists still worshipping him as if he were a hero.

As a reminder, Floyd once strong-armed and robbed a pregnant woman. He also had a history of drug possession, theft, and trespass. In addition, his final arrest was prompted by his trying to purchase something from a convenience store using counterfeit money.

Floyd died on May 25 (of 2020), which for this year coincided with Memorial Day. Instead of just celebrating Memorial Day, Frey also used the occasion to pay tribute to his criminal hero with an extensive, multi-tweet essay:

Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.

That moment changed our city forever.

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026

It forced Minneapolis to confront painful truths about race, policing, inequity, and trust — and demanded hard conversations and accountability.

Since Floyd’s murder, our city has been challenged not just to say we’ve changed, but to prove it.

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026

We’ve worked hard to reform policing, strengthen our department, and rebuild trust with neighbors – while knowing there is still more work ahead.

This anniversary also comes as reconstruction begins at George Floyd Square and work continues on the People’s Way.

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026

We are committed to honoring this place both as a memorial with global significance and as a neighborhood where people live, work, gather, and heal.

The work ahead is bigger than any one moment or administration.

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026

The weight of what happened is still with our city six years later – and the responsibility to keep moving forward together is too.

I know we can keep building a Minneapolis that is safer, more accountable, and more worthy of the people who call it home.

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026

His tweet storm didn’t sit well with Americans, including Rep. Randy Fine.

“Newsflash: Today is Memorial Day, not George Floyd Day,” the congressman tweeted. “Show our fallen heroes and their families some freaking respect. You’re a complete disgrace to America, @MayorFrey.”

Conservative radio show host Buck Sexton, one of two successors to the late Rush Limbaugh, went in even harder on Frey.

“Patriotic Americans spend today remembering those heroes of our armed forces who gave their lives in service of this country, not praying at the altar of a felon druggy who died of a fentanyl overdose, you moronic sniveling coward,” he wrote in a scathing tweet.

See more notable reactions below:

This is Memorial Day, asshole, not Accidental Overdose on Fentanyl Day

— George Alexopoulos (@GPrime85) May 25, 2026

George Floyd died from a fentanyl overdose. He was not a martyr nor a saint. He was a career criminal.

FREE DEREK CHAUVIN

— Mandy (@MarindaVannoy1) May 25, 2026

It was sad he died, but it was from a drug overdose and railroading an innocent man didn’t bring him back. You wept at his coffin while your city burned

— HowlingMutant (@Howlingmutant0) May 25, 2026

You remember a guy who died of an overdose who pointed a gun at a pregnant woman.

I remember my best friend, who was sniped through the head during the last month of her deployment.

This is why we will never find common ground. GFY.

— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) May 25, 2026

Truth pic.twitter.com/jdkDncEAKE

— Steve Calvert ✟ (@JobberSteve65) May 25, 2026

“Howling Mutant” was correct. Frey was the mayor when Floyd died, and in response to the criminal’s death, he cried and wept at his casket.

To Frey’s credit, he did eventually post a Memorial Day tweet. The catch is that he did so after first posting his widely panned tribute to Floyd.

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