Tim Walz
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Whatever it may be, we're in this together.
Donald Trump has made it clear that he sees two very different Americas and he uses the term, he calls us the enemy.
You put that out, you put people's lives at risk.
So yeah, I hope some of them find
their spines, I hope they find their decency.
I do think we've got a chance here that these two murders and this murder of Alex is a point that could change American history and move in a way.
Do I think they're gonna find good hearts and do things right?
I'm not real hopeful on that, but I do think they're scared to death about November and hopefully that changes their behavior.
What?
That's a fair characterization.
And look, I am most, and I told Michael and Susan, Alex's parents, that I would defend him to the end of time on this and that one.
I signed up for this.
I expect them to do it for me, but to do that to Alex is beyond the pale.
But yeah, I mean, for your viewers, and just to think about this, Ben, we were side by side in states.
She and I worked together on the Ag Committee.
We
co-wrote bills together things like beginning farmer and rancher and you know prairie pothole legislation and then we got together and we were the co-chairs of the governor's biofuels uh caucus where we work on things like sustainable aviation fuel i knew her children i knew her husband i talked to her i would see her every day and talk this would be somebody that was a colleague and friendly with and now this i i don't understand with these folks
who got into this, who are the mega movement or whatever, how you got so angry and flip and switch things off.
She knows who I am.
And when I was in Congress to the chagrin of maybe some on the left,