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Tim Walz: “They [ICE] tried it there because they had 500 in Chicago at…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Governor Tim Walz on Trump Targeting Minnesota, Not Running for Re-Election & Talking to Kamala

Published | Video Starts at 01:43

Yeah, I think they wanted to roll this out. I'm, I'm convinced they, they were going to pick a state. They wanted one. I think they thought Chicago. They [ICE] tried it there because they had 500 in Chicago at Metro, what they call that midway blitz. And it came to Minneapolis with about 3,500. No, I think they wanted to roll this out and I think they wanted to get a response from people that created violence so that they could use the Insurrection Act. (01:43–01:58)

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Asserts that ICE operations in Minneapolis involved about 3,500 personnel, compared to 500 in Chicago.

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