Tim Walz Gets Grilled During House Hearing, Panics https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/watch-tim-walz-gets-grilled-during-house-hearing-panics-mstef/ Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat under the white hot glare of a congressional committee Thursday morning, his balding head gleaming off beams from the building’s high ceilings as he sweated in response to questions about his recent public statements. The former vice presidential candidate was perhaps the most high-profile among a handful of Democratic governors who arrived in Washington on Thursday to testify against President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize thousands of members of the California National Guard and order them to Los Angeles, the site of extended riots following the arrest of 150 suspected illegal immigrants. Since the riots began on Saturday, Walz has on multiple occasions referred to U.S. Customs and Immigration officers as “Gestapo” soldiers from the Nazi regime, comments that Rep. James Comer (R-KY) sought to highlight at Thursday’s hearing. He pointed to a similar comment by fellow committee member Stephen Lynch (D-MA). “Now that Mr. Lynch has endorsed it, it seems to be a Democrat talking point,” said the Kentucky Republican. “Governor, do you and other Democrat politicians understand that referencing the Gestapo is offensive?” Comer cited a 413% increase in threats against ICE officers and their families according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a fact that has led Trump administration officials to defend immigration authorities’ use of bandanas to cover their faces during public operations. “Do you think that comments like that and rhetoric like that put ICE officers and other law enforcement in greater danger?” Comer asked? Walz began by steadfastly denouncing attacks on police officers. “Th-thank you for the question, Mr. Chairman. First and foremost I think any attack on law enforcement is unacceptable wherever it’s at, whether it’s state, local-”
Tim Walz Accused Of Hiring Hitman To Take Out Amy Klobuchar https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/tim-walz-accused-of-hiring-hitman-to-take-out-amy-klobuchar-mstef/ Investigators are piecing together the motive behind a Minnesota man’s deadly rampage against two lawmakers and their spouses earlier this month. Now, a key piece of evidence accuses Gov. Tim Walz of hiring a hitman to commit a political assassination of his own. The target was allegedly U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), according to the rantings of Vance Boelter, the murder suspect charged with killing one Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while leaving a senator and his wife in critical condition. All four individuals were shot at close range by a visitor to their door who posed as a police officer, investigators say. Multiple reports state that Boelter allegedly sent a letter to the FBI claiming that Walz was planning a hit on Klobuchar prior to the June 14 attack. In it, Boelter claims that Walz directed him to kill the Democratic senator.