Tim Walz

I'd ask each and every one to find a way to contribute in your community.

It might be being at a food bank.

It might be pausing to talk to someone you haven't talked to before.

but to show the goodness, to rise up, to make sure that we're being very, very clear about this, that we expect our constitutional rights to be respected, that law enforcement is local, that we expect accountability of our elected leaders, and that we are not going to go quietly, and we're not going to give up on those things that matter so much to us.

And chief amongst those is human dignity, respect, rule of law, all of the things that we know make this country great.

To hear this from me, the desire to get out and protest and to speak up to this administration of how wrong this is, that is a patriotic duty at this point in time.

Hi, everyone.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz here.

You witnessed in Minnesota yesterday a tragedy, the death of Rene Good on the streets at the hands of a federal agent.

You also witnessed last night a beautiful vigil

a peaceful vigil, people expressing their constitutional and First Amendment rights in a peaceful manner.

And for that, I say thank you.

I've been very clear.

We need a couple of things here.

We need Minnesota to carry out this investigation to make sure that the professionals at the PCA and that local law enforcement who's in charge of law enforcement make sure we do the investigation and then to pull back this unnecessary surge.

And so with that, I would ask for all of us to continue to do this peacefully, continue to raise our voices, but do so in a manner that brings about that sense of community.

In Minnesota, I'm declaring tomorrow at 10 a.m.

on January 9th, I'd ask everyone to pause for a moment of silence to remember Renee Goode, also to remember all that's good and right about this nation.

And I'm going to ask folks if they can, I'd ask employers to give their people some space.

I'd ask each and every one to find a way to contribute in your community.