# @startribune on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ6wRImOv4H
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30824857-startribune-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/08aa72ea3c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-21T13:56:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Star Tribune (@StarTribune) — https://gondola.cc/StarTribune

## Caption

As the video swept across the country, there was a moment of unity — or something close to it.

Conservative Republicans joined with progressive Democrats in condemning the police officer seen pinning George Floyd to a Minneapolis street corner, as the 46-year-old Black man begged for air.

Five years later, that broad consensus has vanished, as the right-wing media has sought to rewrite what happened to Floyd. In the new version, Floyd is a “thug” who died of a drug overdose and Chauvin has been recast as a victim of an unfair trial. 

“They’re trying to rewrite history,” said Cmdr. Richard Zimmerman,  MPD’s longest tenured officer, who testified as a prosecution witness at Chauvin’s trial. 

Tap the link in our bio to read the full story by Andy Mannix and Liz Sawyer. Video by Andy Mannix and Ashley Miller/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

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## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Star Tribune | @StarTribune | https://gondola.cc/StarTribune | Newspaper |
| Ashley Miller | @ashleyamiller | https://gondola.cc/ashleyamiller | Videographer |
| Ashley Miller | @ashleyamiller | https://gondola.cc/ashleyamiller | Writer |
| Ashley Miller | @ashleyamiller | https://gondola.cc/ashleyamiller | Social Manager |

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