Posted on 01/25/2026 4:10:18 PM PST by Morgana
Governor Tim Walz has begged President Donald Trump to pull federal agents out of Minnesota after a second immigration protester was shot dead by officers this month.
'What is the plan, Donald? What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state?' Walz pleaded Sunday in wake of the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
Pretti was shot dead by a Border Patrol agent in broad daylight in Minneapolis on Saturday during a targeted immigration enforcement operation.
He was killed just weeks after Renee Good, 37, was shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer less than a mile away.
'President Trump, you can end this today. Pull these folks back, do humane, focused, effective immigration control — you've got the support of all of us to do that,' Walz begged. 'Show some decency. Pull these folks out.'
He also addressed the American public directly, urging them to denounce Trump's immigration crackdown and the killing of civilians by federal officers.
'What side do you want to be on?' Walz asked. 'The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the VA who died bearing witness to such government.'
The governor's plea comes amid a war with Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi, who in a letter Saturday set conditions that must be met before Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be withdrawn from Minnesota.
Walz spoke directly to Trump during his public address Sunday, blasting the administration's continued presence in Minnesota.
'You thought fear, violence and chaos is what you wanted from us, and you clearly underestimated the people of this state and nation,' he said.
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‘What side do you want to be on?’ Walz asked. ‘The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the VA who died bearing witness to such government.’
This person is utterly shameless.
Why would Trump stop?? It would be better if protestors protested peacefully instead of harassing ICE Agents as they do their job?
First things first, it's MR PRESIDENT to you, you loser...
We do NOT know as yet as to how the perpetrator was killed, and by what weapon(s). It is a FACT that he brought his 2K plus valued SIG 320 with him- concealed, to a Federal enforcement action. And also— had another “throw down” ghetto gun.
One notes the Walz morons and iceAntiFA clowns do not talk about that. However the communications encrypted Signal chat group has been hacked (by US cyber crackers), and the Lt. Governor of Minn. is active participant in the planning and execution. Methods and means not discussed- but moving forward we know what they are doing and planning.
What do we need to do? Rescind the sanctuary state/city status. Do that, and we’ll pick up the criminals at the jails instead of in the neighborhoods. Easy peasy Timmy.
Tim, do you have any more fraudsters, illegals, and protesters that need to be shot?
What was the other gun?
These protests were organized...
How about no!
Trump should agree to remove the ICE agents when the corrupt government start delivering all illegals to ICE offices for deportation. Lets see what kind of job his knee pad police chiefs can do.
Just a few days ago he was asking for National Guard troops.
This is the same loony Tim Walz who’s national guard is giving out coffee and donuts to rioters?
No.
Your move, Timmy.
L
Our nation cannot survive our current political ‘class’. Unethical (and often outright criminal), without honor, without conscience, driven by ego and anything that will augment their own stature, entirely dishonest and insincere, and oblivious to (and uncaring about) how harmful what they do is to everyday Americans. We deserve much, much better.
Walz lies in his statement. People getting killed may or may not be citizens, but they Are breaking the law.
We are learning the ghastly details wrt billions of tax dollars stolen by
thieving Somali immigrants in Minnesota AKA “the Biden regime mess.”
<><>total destruction of America was apparent.
<><>the clueless Biden regime gang had done everything wrong,
<><>they swung open the border allowing criminals thieves and gangs to walk in freely.
<><>the Biden fools facilitated an invasion of America’s enemies into the US.
President Trump had the impossibly difficult job to right the horrific Biden wrongs——
to remove criminal illegals from the US before they destroyed us financially and violently.
This creep needs to be charged and arrested as of yesterday. And it’s not just for covering up the Somali fraud mafia.
“Immigration protestor” = Criminal illegal alien rioter.
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