Minnesota Governor Tim Walz held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, speaking about the public ramp-up of anti-ICE "anger" and possibly calling in the state's National Guard, after an anti-ICE attack led to the shooting death of a woman who tried to run over an agent with her car on Wednesday.
RedState has thoroughly covered the incident, including the recent statement from President Trump, in which he talked about far-leftists inspiring the mobs to attack Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel.
Read More: Trump Torches ‘Radical Left’ for Inciting Anti-ICE Violence That Led to Minneapolis Shooting
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has also spoken on the attack, and did little to calm people about it with his remarks.
During Walz's presser, the Democrat governor spoke about sharing the anger of the people, while deriding unnamed others he claims "want a show," then praising people for "always" protesting peacefully:
TIM WALZ: "I feel your anger! I'm ANGRY!"
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 7, 2026
"If you protest, please do so peacefully—as you always do."
Always? pic.twitter.com/laZDFzcsZn
He tried to gaslight people about the George Floyd riots of 2020 being "peaceful":
🚨HOLY SMOKES: Tim Walz just REPEATED the "mostly peaceful protests" of 2020 lie.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 7, 2026
"We saw it after the murder of George Floyd...The vast majority of those protests were peaceful expressions..." pic.twitter.com/PyD8w8JQED
Walz spoke about people's desire to "speak up to this administration of how wrong this is," characterizing it as "a patriotic duty," and urging that it be "a peaceful resistance":
Tim Walz: "The desire to get out and protest...is a patriotic duty at this point..."
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 7, 2026
"This is the peaceful resistance that we need!" pic.twitter.com/L0fGjRoM7Q
He announced that, if necessary, the Minnesota National Guard will "be deployed," if protests instead become violent. He also stressed that the Guardsmen are under his command, not the federal goverment's:
🚨 BREAKING: Gov. Tim Walz prepares to deploy the Minnesota National Guard after anti-ICE terror attack if things get out of control tonight
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 7, 2026
"We are preparing the National Guard. They are prepared to be deployed if necessary."
He's BEGGING Trump not to send in the military. pic.twitter.com/YivhnY5skV
Walz expanded on the purpose of using the National Guard, including potentially protecting Minnesotans from "a rogue federal agent," adding that he "want[s] to be very careful":
🚨YIKES: Tim Walz says his job is to protect Minnesotans from a "rogue federal agent."
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 7, 2026
"I want to be very careful..." pic.twitter.com/8FrRRj2aRd
Earlier on Wed., Secretary Kristi Noem responded to Gov. Walz's ridicule of how ICE agents are being used in Minnesota, wasting taxpayer dollars, reminding him that there's a massive grift taking place that took money out of people's wallets. She also railed against the "rampant assault against our law enforcement thanks to vilification from politicians like you."
READ: Noem Eviscerates Tim Walz in Reply to Clueless Statement Against ICE
Walz showed that hasn't ended, based on his new statement on Wednesday. He spoke against the Trump Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE, laying all blame for the woman's death on them, while paraphrasing the famous phrase from the McCarthy hearings:
"DO YOU HAVE NO DECENCY?!"
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 7, 2026
Tim Walz seems to have reached his breaking point live during this press conference.
"We have someone dead in their care for NO REASON WHATSOEVER!"
He's LYING. pic.twitter.com/yGYTwu8UWM
Finally, Walz said MN has had enough "help from the federal government":
🚨Tim Walz tells President Trump and Kristi Noem "we do not need any further help from the federal government."
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 7, 2026
"You've done enough." pic.twitter.com/H2KXK5pFHj
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