Despite spending the weekend blasting federal agents and comparing them to the Nazi regime, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has apparently changed his tune behind closed doors.
On Monday, President Donald Trump revealed that the Democratic governor privately reached out to him to request cooperation in stabilizing the state. According to the President, the two leaders had a productive conversation about restoring order and removing criminals from Minnesota streets.
President Trump broke the news on Truth Social, telling Americans that Walz called him directly “with the request to work together with respect to Minnesota.”
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“It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength,” Trump wrote.
This reported partnership marks a sharp pivot for Walz.
Just a day earlier, the governor had held a press conference equating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations to the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, claiming children were hiding “like Anne Frank.”
Now, however, according to Trump, Walz is open to federal assistance.
“I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession,” Trump wrote. “The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future.”
The President emphasized that his administration has already seen “tremendous success” in lowering crime in Washington D.C., Memphis, and New Orleans, and plans to bring those same results to the Midwest. “He was happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota, and so am I!” Trump added.
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The call for federal cooperation comes as violence against law enforcement in the state escalates. Tensions have been high since an ICE agent fatally shot protester Alex Pretti on Saturday, and another incident earlier this month involving Renee Good, who was shot after allegedly ramming an agent with her vehicle.
The hostility on the ground has been severe; the Department of Homeland Security recently reported that a federal officer had part of his finger bitten off by a rioter, and three activists were charged for disrupting a church service attended by an ICE employee.
While Walz previously called the federal presence an “occupation,” this new agreement with the White House suggests a crackdown on criminal elements is moving forward with the Governor’s blessing.
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