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Tim Walz: “They cannot stand that this state honors immigration.”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Tim Walz says Trump administration is "trying to twist reality" in Minnesota | NPR

Published | Video Starts at 09:27

This was about retribution. And that means retribution to the people of Minnesota. It's retribution to way we do things. And I think many people here in Minnesota knows is They cannot stand that this state honors immigration. I do wanna push you, though, on the political environment, the rhetoric that we're seeing lately. It is not lost on me that you and I are having this conversation in a state where we saw State Representative Melissa Hortman, another Democratic lawmaker. (09:27–09:32)

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Asserts that federal actions are motivated by Minnesota's pro-immigration stance.

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