Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) comply with three orders to “restore the rule of law” in a letter sent Saturday after a Minneapolis man was killed by federal agents.
Declaring the discord in Minnesota a “national tragedy,” Bondi accused Walz, along with fellow local and state leaders, of failing “support the men and women risking their lives to protect Americans” and fomenting unrest in the North Star State.
According to Bondi, the widespread protests against immigration operations were not a response to their aggressive deportation tactics, use of force against demonstrators and the deaths of two civilians at the hands of federal agents, but rather because of the state’s policies and its leaders’ “anti-law enforcement rhetoric.”
And therefore, it was Walz’ responsibility to yield to her demands.
“You and your office must restore the rule of law, support ICE officers, and bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” Bondi wrote in the letter, which was published by The New York Times and other outlets. “Fortunately, there are common sense solutions to these problems that I hope we can accomplish together.”
