The Minnesota state representative who questionably claimed he was recently pulled over by police for "driving while Black" previously talked about "burning" down a town following George Floyd’s death. BODYCAM FOOTAGE RAISES DOUBTS ABOUT STATE REP'S RACISM CLAIM FOR TRAFFIC STOP: 'DRIVING WHILE BLACK'Thompson disagreed with why he was pulled over, alleging his race motivated the officer to target him. "You profiled me because you looked me dead in the face and I got a ticket for driving while Black. Thompson’s claim elicited St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell to demand an apology, saying he reviewed the bodycam footage and found it had "nothing to do with the driver's race." "Simply put, the traffic stop was by the books," Axtell said in a Facebook post.

Source: Fox News July 15, 2021 17:25 UTC