Sen. Michelle Benson defended the National Guard after Gov. Tim Walz called them young "cooks." | Facebook
Sen. Michelle Benson defended the National Guard after Gov. Tim Walz called them young "cooks." | Facebook
After Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was claimed to hesitate to send in the National Guard to the city, Gov. Tim Walz commented on the hesitation.
“I don’t think the mayor knew what he was asking for. I think the mayor said, ‘I request the National Guard, whew, this is great. We’re going to have massively trained troops.’ No. You’re going to have 19 year olds who are cooks," Walz said in a press release from the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus.
Sen. Michelle Benson (R-Ham Lake) disagreed with Walz and said the National Guard is respected and protected the city.
“The National Guard are consistently respected where and when they deploy. They put themselves in harm’s way, understand how to execute a mission, and successfully brought peace back to the city. They deserve the highest esteem," Benson said in the press release. “I know many people who have made the National Guard their career. They have some of the most rigorous training of any unit of our military. They may not be riot control specialists, but they are certainly not cooks.”
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