Mayor Frey leaves the rally after speaking. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minneapolis mayor faced backlash after saying he won't defund the city's police department.Frey joined a rally in Minneapolis led by a group calling for the Minneapolis Police Department to be defunded after protesters, who were outside the mayor's residence, called for him to speak with the group.After the death of George Floyd, a group is calling for radical change to the way the city views policingIn a statement to FOX 9, the mayor said he supports significant change within the department following George Floyd's death but didn't support shutting down the department entirely.When he relayed that message to the crowd, he faced boos.In a video posted by CTUL, a Twin.