{"id":2545231,"date":"2026-01-20T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-extends-invitation-to-minnesota-to-trump-to-restore-calm\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:21:44","slug":"walz-extends-invitation-to-minnesota-to-trump-to-restore-calm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-extends-invitation-to-minnesota-to-trump-to-restore-calm\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz extends invitation to Minnesota to Trump to &#8216;restore calm&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalz-extends-invitation-to-minnesota-to-trump-to-restore-calm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2545231&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Tim Walz invited President Trump to visit Minnesota to &#8220;restore calm&#8221; and observe Minnesotans&#8217; &#8220;values in action,&#8221; criticizing what he called political theater.His statement, posted on X, came after the Justice Department subpoenaed Walz and other state officials in an investigation of alleged interference with immigration enforcement; Walz called the probe a partisan distraction and urged federal attention toward accountability and real law-and-order rather than retaliation. The exchange follows weeks of unrest triggered by an ICE officer&#8217;s fatal shooting of Renee Good and intensified when anti-ICE protesters disrupted a church service, prompting a DOJ civil-rights inquiry. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have demanded the withdrawal of federal agents, which Walz characterized as an &#8220;occupation&#8221; and &#8220;campaign of organized brutality.&#8221; The federal operation in Minnesota &#8211; part of &#8220;Operation Metro Surge&#8221; &#8211; has been portrayed by DHS and the White House as a large immigration crackdown tied in part to the Feeding Our Future scandal, while Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and highlighted convicted immigrants in his remarks.Walz urged the president to prioritize investigating Good&#8217;s killing and restoring trust rather than escalating tensions with local leaders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Walz invites Trump to visit Minnesota to &lsquo;restore calm&rsquo; instead of pushing &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-pardon-may-have-already-backfired-as-trumps-legal-team-uses-it-in-new-court-filing\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Pardon May Have Already Backfired as ...&#039;s Legal Team Uses It in New Court Filing\">political theater&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2479107\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In a direct challenge to the Trump administration, Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) invited the president on Tuesday to visit the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walz posted a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2013670376220348484?s=20\">statement on X<\/a>, inviting President Donald Trump to see Minnesotans&rsquo; &ldquo;values in action&rdquo; rather than escalating what he dubbed &ldquo;political theater.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4426193\/trump-ice-rough-mistakes\/\">Trump says &#8216;sometimes&#8217; ICE will make &#8216;rough&#8217; mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4425887\/danish-member-european-parliament-anders-vistisen-tells-trump-f-off\/\">Danish member of the European Parliament tells Trump to &#8216;f*** off&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4425208\/free-america-walkout-anniversary-trump-inauguration\/\">&#8216;Free America&#8217; protesters organize nationwide walkout on anniversary of Trump&#8217;s return to office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The invitation comes as the Department of Justice served subpoenas to Walz and other state officials, investigating alleged interference with immigration law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Walz called the investigation a &ldquo;partisan distraction&rdquo; in his statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Minnesotans are more concerned with safety and peace rather than with baseless legal tactics aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intimidating public servants standing shoulder<\/a> to shoulder with their community,&rdquo; Walz said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding ... Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s energy is misdirected and should focus on restoring trust, accountability, and &ldquo;real law and order, not political retaliation.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walz released his statement as Trump spoke to the press and recapped his presidency, one year after his inauguration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump began his address by holding up the mugshots of illegal immigrants who had been convicted of crimes such as murder and assault to underscore the success of Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The friction between Walz and Washington follows weeks of unrest sparked by ICE officer Jonathan Ross&rsquo;s fatal shooting of Renee Good earlier this month after she struck him with her SUV.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions reached a new flashpoint Jan. 18 when anti-ICE protesters from the Racial Justice Network stormed a Sunday morning service at Cities Church in St. Paul. Attorney General Pam Bondi has since <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4423537\/doj-probing-anti-ice-protest-minneapolis-church\/\">launched an investigation<\/a> into the possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-mounting-opposition-democrats-move-forward-on-stalled-justice-dept-nominee\/\" title=\"Amid Mounting Opposition, Democrats Move Forward on Stalled Justice Dept. Nominee\">civil rights violations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have both demanded the withdrawal of agents, with Walz describing the presence as an &ldquo;occupation&rdquo; and a &ldquo;campaign of organized brutality.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The situation intensified when Trump threatened to invoke the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4422443\/trump-backs-down-from-insurrection-act-threat-in-minneapolis\/\">Insurrection Act <\/a>to restore order, and accused &ldquo;corrupt politicians&rdquo; of failing to stop &ldquo;professional agitators.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The massive federal presence in Minnesota is part of &ldquo;Operation Metro Surge,&rdquo; which the Department of Homeland Security has described as the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-panicking-as-dhs-begins-largest-immigration-operation-ever-in-minnesota\/\" title=\"... Panicking as DHS Begins &#039;Largest ... Operation Ever&#039; in ...\">largest immigration operation<\/a> ever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4424759\/where-2028-democrats-stand-abolishing-ice\/\"><strong>WHERE 2028 DEMOCRATS STAND ON ABOLISHING ICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump and DHS have linked the crackdown to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4417351\/federal-prosecutor-minnesota-fraud-scandal-resigns-us-attorney-office\/\">Feeding Our Future scandal,<\/a> using it as a rationale to send agents into the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walz has urged Trump to focus on accountability for the killing of Good rather than &ldquo;weaponizing power&rdquo; against local leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walz invites Trump to Minnesota to calm tensions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2545232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/t-walz.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32319,5698,5894,35975,36113],"class_list":["post-2545231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-donald-trump","tag-minnesota","tag-politics","tag-public-safety","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/t-walz.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2545231"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2545235,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545231\/revisions\/2545235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2545232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2545231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2545231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2545231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}