The Minnesota governor unexpectedly announced this month that he wouldn’t run for re-election.

Walz had said this month that he would not seek re-election as governor — sending shock waves through state and national politics — but he did not go so far as to say he would not consider another elected position down the line.

In explaining his decision Wednesday, Walz talked about the scenes unfolding in Minneapolis between residents and federal officers. He said he found that there are “heroes on the streets that we don’t know their names.”

“They’re never going to run for office, and those grass-tops leaders brought this administration to their knees this week to do something about it. So there’s other ways to serve, and I’ll find them,” he said.

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    15 hours ago

    What action are you expecting from him that he isn’t doing?

    Have the state police arrest ICE agents for the crimes they’re committing, and for obstruction of justice.

    Fucking Bovino was out running around, I know he’s hard to spot due to his size, but we could have snatched up that lil fascist leprechaun. Even if he beat the charges, “you can’t beat the ride” and this is one scenario the suspect actually deserves to get beat.

    Fuck it, beat his ass and charge him for resisting.

    We don’t have to like the system we have, but we’re fucking fighting fascists and they’re killing people on the streets.

    Use the tools we have, and the Governor controls the state police. Same for Frey and the City Police