MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A recorded conversation between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and then-president Donald Trump revealed Walz being praised for his handling of the May 2020 civil unrest in Minneapolis .

The recording was released by the Kamala Harris Campaign following claims from JD Vance that Walz "encouraged" the riots following George Floyd's killing at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

What they say in the recording

The recording begins with President Trump saying he "fully" agreed with the way Walz handled the protests and riots of 2020.

"I fully agree with the way he handled it the last couple of days. I asked him to do that, and the whole world was laughing," Trump said in the recorded phone call. "You got a big national guard out there tha

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