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President Donald Trump said Monday he and Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., “seemed to be on a similar wavelength” regarding unrest in Minnesota, easing up his rhetoric against the state’s governor as the two have traded insults amid weeks-long protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
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Trump said he had a “very good call” with Walz about next steps in Minnesota, where anti-ICE protests are continuing following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday.
Trump said he told Walz that White House border czar Tom Homan would call him, noting his administration is “looking for any and all criminals” Minnesota state law enforcement has detained, likely referring to detained immigrants lacking permanent legal status.
“The governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future,” Trump added.
Walz’s office said the call with Trump was “productive,” according to multiple outlets, saying Walz pushed for impartial investigations of the Minneapolis shootings involving federal agents and made the case for a reduction in the number of agents in Minnesota.
The Trump administration has received backlash for preventing the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from investigating an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Renee Good early this month, as well as denying state officials access to the scene of Pretti’s shooting.
Walz reminded Trump the Minnesota Department of Corrections “already honors federal retainers by notifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement when a person committed to its custody isn’t a U.S. citizen,” according to his office’s statement.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
