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Tim Walz: “Minnesotans who had done nothing wrong were subjected to…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivers State of the State address 4/28/26

Published | Video Starts at 06:42

For months, armed lawless gangs roamed our communities in a campaign of organized brutality. Families lived in fear. Children were separated from their parents, neighbors from neighbors. Minnesotans who had done nothing wrong were subjected to racial profiling and unlawful detentions. And for no reason at all, we lost two more of our neighbors, Renee Good and Alex Preddy. We gather tonight in the long shadow of all those tragic, transformative losses. (06:42–06:48)

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Asserts that innocent Minnesotans were subjected to racial profiling and unlawful detentions.

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