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Peggy Flanagan: “Donald Trump has completely rolled back environmental…”

Featuring: Peggy Flanagan, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

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Published August 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 10:36

I think the boundary water should be off limits and that we should be doing everything we can to, of course, to move towards a clean energy economy. But I have a hard time believing that that is in the interests. That's Donald Trump has completely rolled back environmental protections through this EPA. has made it almost impossible for a clean energy economy to exist. And I think I will take him more seriously that that's something he's interested in when he restores … (10:36–10:49)

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“Donald Trump fired 17 inspectors general whose entire job it is to police fraud at the federal level.”
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“Trump pardoned 70 white collar criminals who were responsible for billions of dollars in fraud and Medicaid and Medicare.”
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“There's been over 50 people who have died while Donald Trump has been in office in these detention centers.”
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“They've already spent $240 billion so far [on ICE].”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 07:42-07:46
“I won every congressional district except one across the state of Minnesota.”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 13:56-14:02
“Minnesota has not had a woman governor ever.”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 16:35-16:39
“Republicans are running against every Democrat on fraud to distract from Donald Trump, Trump's abysmal record.”
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“There were additional resources that were given to the attorney general to go after Medicaid fraudsters in Minnesota.”
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“Healthcare was taken away from 15 million people, food was taken off the table for folks, all in exchange for trillions of dollars in tax…”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 03:57-04:10
“The right to repair their own equipment is at the top of [farmers'] list.”
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“Over 3,000 ICE agents in our streets terrorizing our communities.”
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“Many of our kids now have an ACE score, an adverse child Childhood experience score, simply because there were federal agents in our…”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 06:35-06:44
“ICE as it currently exists shouldn't receive one more penny.”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 08:05-08:10
“I support mining. I think the taconite mining that has been so critical to Minnesota, but also to our entire country.”
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“The taconite mines helped build the United States.”
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“I think the boundary water should be off limits [to mining].”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 10:22-10:26
“We need to ban assault weapons and we need to ban high capacity magazines.”
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“We had incredible support in greater Minnesota, all across the state.”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 14:01-14:06
“Our message of making sure that people can afford the lives they want to live and rejecting corporate PAC money and money from special…”
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“We need folks who are going to stand up to [Donald Trump] and make sure that we are passing things like access to health care.”
Peggy Flanagan: 'I think we have to rip ICE apart' | Uploaded August 13, 2026 | 14:49-14:49
“Amy Klobuchar is going to be the one to pull it off.”
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