Nick Martell

So we're thinking of all of you in the Land O'Lakes.

It's huge news for this country.

The big news from a business perspective is the letter that was signed by 69 CEOs on Sunday.

Because yetis, this is what we love about the great state of Minnesota.

22nd in the country in terms of population, but 9th in the country in terms of epic companies.

Get this, Minnesota has 17 Fortune 500 companies headquartered there.

17!

That is 9th in terms of the rankings among the 50 states.

And all 17 of those CEOs just called for an immediate de-escalation of tensions, quote unquote.

Target, Best Buy, UnitedHealthcare, General Mills, 3M.

I mean, Jack, from Target to Post-it Notes to Serial, they all just signed a letter that was published online by Minnesota's Chamber of Commerce.

No, the interesting and nuance of this letter is that instead, the CEOs called for cooperation among state, local, and federal officials.

And they seem to have gotten some results that they hoped for already.

They have because President Trump said on Monday afternoon that he would reduce the number of ICE officers in Minnesota if local police cooperated more with ICE.

And that happened after a phone call with Governor Walz.

But besties, here's what Jack and I find fascinating.

To us, this signals an interesting growing trend of corporate leaders willing to push back on President Trump.

Yeah, you want to sprinkle on more context to that one, Jack?

One year ago, CEOs promised to build plants in America because of tariffs.

It's unprecedented as a moment in a lot of ways.