TO YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2026.

>> Cathy: GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

>> IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> Eric: THANK YOU, Mr.

CHAIRMAN.

>> ERIC: ALL WEEK LONG THE MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL BROUGHT TOGETHER LEADERS FROM PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND THE COMMUNITY TO COUNTER IMMIGRATION ACTIONS.

OUR MARY LAHAMMER ALSO SPOKE WITH FORMER GOVERNORS WHO ARE ADVISING THE CURRENT GOVERNOR THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME AND HAS THIS SPECIAL REPORT.

>> Mary: LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS LINED UP AT THE CAPITOL ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST HEIR OWN OFF-DUTY OFFICERS BY I.C.E.

AGENTS.

>> WHEN THEY BOXED HER IN, THEY DEMANDED HER PAPERWORK OF WHICH SHE'S A U.S.

CITIZEN AND CLEARLY WOULD NOT HAVE ANY PAPERWORK.

>> WE'VE HAD EMPLOYEES FOR OUR CITY THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE SAME THINGS.

THANKFULLY, NOT WITH FIREARMS DRAWN, BUT TRAFFIC STOPS THAT WERE CLEARLY OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF WHAT FEDERAL AGENTS ARE ALLOWED TO DO.

>> I AM SEEING AND EARING ABOUT PEOPLE IN HENNEPIN COUNTY STOPPED, QUESTIONED, AND HARASSED SOLELY BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN.

>> Mary: DOCTORS STOOD TOGETHER AT THE CAPITOL TO SHARE THE IMPACT ON THEIR STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

>> OUR HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IS EXTREMELY DIVERSE.

THE PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF OUR PATIENTS ARE SOMALI, THEY ARE LATINA.

>> THE FIELD IS SO INTENSE, PEOPLE RE SCARED OF PICKING UP THE PHONE EVEN.

>> Mary: STUDENTS AND ACTIVISTS SAID WHY THEY'RE WALKING OUT AND PARTICIPATING IN A GENERAL STRIKE.

>> I'VE SEEN STUDENTS BE SO, SO BRAVE, STUDENTS WHO HAVE SEEN THEIR CLASSMATES LIVE IN FEAR OF DEPORTATION, STUDENTS WHO HAVE SEEN THEIR CLASSMATES HAVE TO STAY HOME, STUDENTS HAVE GOTTEN TEAR GASED, DECIDE THAT THEY WOULD RATHER STAND UP TO WHAT IS HAPPENING THAN TO STAY HOME IN FEAR.

>> ONE OF THE LEVERAGES OF POWER THAT WE DO HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL IS NOT JUST PEOPLE POWER, BUT ALSO MONEY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT TO ENSURE THAT AS MINNESOTANS, WE'RE REFUSING WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN OUR STATE, AND, AGAIN, WE ARE URGING OTHER PARTS OF COUNTER TO ALSO STAND WITH US AND FIGHT BACK, AN ECONOMIC STRIKE AS WELL.

>> I.C.E.

GETS BEAT UP BY STUPID PEOPLE FROM LEADERSHIP IN MINNESOTA.

WE ACTUALLY ARE HELPING MINNESOTA SO MUCH, BUT THEY DON'T APPRECIATE IT.

>> Mary: GOVERNOR WALZ INVITED PRESIDENT TRUMP TO COME SEE MINNESOTA HIMSELF FIRSTHAND AND HELP RESTORE CALM AND ORDER HERE.

THE VICE PRESIDENT VISITED THE STATE.

>> I HAVEN'T TALKED TO GOVERNOR WALZ ON THIS PARTICULAR TRIP.

>> Mary: AND FORMER GOVERNORS WEIGHED IN ON A NEW PODCAST COMING SOON.

>> WHEN I SPOKE TO GOVERNOR WALZ, I GAVE HIM Y SYMPATHY.

I SAID, NOT ONLY ARE YOU NOW DEALING WITH THIS MESS, CREATED BY THE PRESIDENT, YOU ALSO HAD TO DEAL WITH THE PANDEMIC.

IN YOUR TERMS.

I SAID, I WOULDN'T HAVE WISHED THIS ON ANYBODY.

I WOULDN'T EVEN WISH IT ON TO A REPUBLICAN.

[ Laughter ] >> Mary: WHAT ADVICE DID YOU GIVE HIM?

I KNOW GOVERNORS ARE TALKING TO HIM.

WHAT ADVICE DID YOU GIVE HIM?

>> I TOLD HIM, THIS IS FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA.

NOW, THE GOVERNOR'S WORRIED SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO DIE, WHICH WE ALL SHOULD BE.

BUT WHY SHOULD ANYONE BE DYING?

IF IT WEREN'T FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP, NO ONE WOULD BE DYING.

ON THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS.

BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

NOW WE'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH IT.

IT'S A DIFFICULT, DIFFICULT SITUATION.

I AM ONE THAT HINKS -- LET ME THROW THIS OUT ON YOUR SHOW AND WE'LL GET SOME HEADLINES.

HOW ABOUT SINCE TRUMP DISLIKES MINNESOTA SO BAD AND WE'RE SO OUT OF CONTROL, LET'S JOIN CANADA?

>> I WOULD SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING, AND I'VE WRITTEN TO THE GOVERNOR ABOUT IT.

>> Mary: UM-HUM.

>> ONE, THE POLITICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ALL OF MINNESOTA.

SO LET'S BRING IN ALL THE SEGMENTS OF MINNESOTA.

LET'S BRING IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS, THE NONPROFIT LEADERS, THE ACADEMIC LEADERS, LET'S BRING IN THE FARMERS, EVERYBODY.

AND FORM A COMMISSION.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE KATHLEEN BLATZ, HIGHLY RESPECTED FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, AND JEFF ETTINGER, FORMER PRESIDENT OF HORMEL, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, AS CHAIRS.

AND TRY TO GET THAT COMMITTEE TO DEFUSE THE SITUATION.

INSTEAD OF HAVING THE GOVERNOR AND THE PRESIDENT SQUARE OFF, WHICH IS ONLY GOING TO LEAD TO A FIGHT, LET'S HAVE THAT COMMISSION MEET WITH THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOL IS BEFORE YOU REACH A CONCLUSION, MARSHAL THE FACTS.

AND NOBODY DID IT HERE COMPLETELY.

THEY DID IT PARTIALLY.

AND, OF COURSE, THEY'RE ALL AFRAID TO TAKE ON THEIR OWN BASE, SO THEY'VE TO GO OUT AND VIRTUE SIGNAL TO THE BASE ORGANIZATIONS OR BASE ELEMENTS WITHIN THEIR PARTY.

AND THEN FROM A POLITICAL STANDPOINT, THERE'S A TIME AND PLACE TO DEBATE, AS YOU SAW WHEN I WAS MAJORITY LEADER, WE USED TO, YOU KNOW, VERBALLY KICK THE CRAP OUT OF EACH OTHER ON THE HOUSE FLOOR, THEN WE'D GO OUT FOR BEERS AFTERWARDS.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO TRAGEDY, BIG MOMENTOUS, HISTORIC MOMENTS IN THE STATE R NATION'S HISTORY, WE NEED OUR LEADERS TO RISE UP AND BE HELPFUL, HOPEFUL AND ASPIRATIONAL, AND THEY DID NONE OF THAT.