Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday mentioned he was bewildered when President Donald Trump in contrast the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis to the U.S. invasion of Venezuela throughout their cellphone name. (Watch the video under.)
Walz recounted the weird change to MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff, saying that Trump tried to defend the deadly deployment of federal officers by claiming related operations labored in different cities.
“He instructed me that he doesn’t perceive what’s improper with Minnesota. ‘I don’t know what’s improper with you folks,’” Walz defined. “I mentioned, ‘Nothing’s improper with us, Mr. President. We’re one of the vital efficient states and probably the greatest locations to dwell.’ And he instructed me that, ‘Effectively, look, Tim, we did this in New Orleans. We did it in Louisville. There’s no issues.’ And I mentioned, ‘You didn’t kill anyone in Louisville or New Orleans. And the operation right here seems to be very totally different from that.’ After which he instructed me it was profitable in Venezuela.”
“He talked to you about Venezuela?” Soboroff adopted.
“He did,” Walz replied. “I’m unsure what gave him the indication that at this time limit, what’s taking place to my state, that I’m considering Venezuela. However he instructed me how nicely that went. Which actually was unusual to me was he noticed an operation in Venezuela in opposition to a overseas nation in the identical context he noticed an operation in opposition to a U.S. state and a U.S. metropolis.”
The Washington Post reported earlier that the army operation resulted within the deaths of about 75 folks, together with Venezuelan and Cuban safety forces.
Minneapolis, in the meantime, is reeling from the extensively condemned lethal shootings of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration brokers.
As outrage grew over Trump and the administration’s makes an attempt to demonize the victims, the president reached out to Walz by phone and mentioned the 2 “appeared to be on an analogous wavelength.”
