Thx for the timeline and context.
Neither of which absolve Walz from criticism or condemnation for this distinctly anti-American attitude/position of his.
I was curious about the timing of it also. And I live in MN! Walz has said and done so many anti-American and assorted other downright vapid things that it’s hard to keep track. What he did to the state as governor during the Floyd riots and during the pandemic overall is reprehensible. He got away with it and will continue to get away with it because his base is in the greater metro and larger population suburban counties. This is why Reagan did not carry MN in his landslide win, and is also why no conservative or republican will ever win this state. We are outnumbered much like in any state with a large blue base in the population centers. That, and they know how to stuff the ballot boxes with impunity.