{"id":2558549,"date":"2026-01-30T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-is-the-confederacy-in-what-he-calls-civil-war-in-minnesota-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:54:41","slug":"walz-is-the-confederacy-in-what-he-calls-civil-war-in-minnesota-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-is-the-confederacy-in-what-he-calls-civil-war-in-minnesota-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz is the &#8216;confederacy&#8217; in what he calls &#8216;civil war&#8217; in Minnesota"},"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\">24<\/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-is-the-confederacy-in-what-he-calls-civil-war-in-minnesota-2%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=2558549&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>Tiana Lowe Doescher, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lol-hack-economist-paul-krugman-worries-gop-will-ruin-bidens-successful-governance\/\" title=\"Lol: Hack Economist Paul Krugman Worries GOP Will \u201cRuin Biden\u2019s Successful Governance...\">economics columnist<\/a> for teh Washington examiner, sharply criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for describing local unrest as a \u201ccivil war,\u201d saying on Fox News at Night that Walz is acting like \u201cthe confederacy\u201d by trying to violate federal law. She noted Walz told MS now that former President Donald trump called him about protests over immigration enforcement as Trump\u2019s poll numbers were slipping. Doescher argued Trump understands voters want fewer street confrontations and described any federal action Trump offers Walz as a political concession rather than an entitlement. She framed the immigration dispute not as a fight over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-resist-clean-voter-rolls-in-congressional-hearing\/\" title=\"Democrats Resist Clean Voter Rolls In Congressional Hearing\">changing federal law<\/a> but over whether ICE can carry out arrests the way it does in Republican-led states\u2014targeting criminal noncitizens in jails\u2014or is constrained by sanctuary policies.  <\/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 is the &lsquo;confederacy&rsquo; in what he calls &lsquo;civil war&rsquo; in Minnesota: Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/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_2481539\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> economics columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/tiana-lowe-doescher\/\">Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/a> criticized Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) for invoking the idea that the events in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> are a &ldquo;civil war,&rdquo; arguing he is trying to &ldquo;violate&rdquo; federal law.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;News flash Tim Walz in this case you are the confederacy because you are the one that is trying to violate federal law,&rdquo; she said on <em>Fox News at Night<\/em> Thursday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4440661\/doj-says-opened-civil-rights-investigation-alex-pretti-death\/\">DOJ says it <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >opened civil rights investigation<\/a> into Alex Pretti&rsquo;s death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/4440303\/is-the-us-about-to-go-to-war-with-iran-over-nuclear-weapons\/\">Is the US about to go to war with Iran over nuclear weapons?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4438169\/rip-rules-based-international-order-us-canada-agree-old-post-ww-ii-order-fading-fast\/\">RIP the &#8216;rules-based international order&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3351662&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=7ff22021ebe2170353a127d87b236866\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an interview with MS Now Wednesday, Walz said President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4439826\/tim-walz-says-he-will-never-run-for-any-office-again\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> called him about the protest against immigration enforcement in Minnesota, because Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;poll numbers&rdquo; were dropping.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Doescher said Trump understands what the people want from the federal government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anything Trump gives Tim Walz at this point is a concession because President Trump likes looking at the polls,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;He understands Americans don&rsquo;t necessarily have a huge appetite for these brawls in the streets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4439826\/tim-walz-says-he-will-never-run-for-any-office-again\/\"><strong>TIM WALZ SAYS HE WILL NEVER RUN FOR ANY OFFICE AGAIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doescher argued the debate about immigration isn&rsquo;t about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-dems-pushing-a-nullification-crisis-over-immigration\/\" title=\"... De... Pushing A Nullification Crisis Over Immigration\">changing federal immigration law<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump already tried that in his first term doing DACA for the wall,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;This is just about, does <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">ICE<\/a> get to do it the way they do in red states? Which is to go to the jails and get the criminal illegals, or because of sanctuary policies, are they forced to do these raids?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anything Donald Trump gives Tim Walz is a concession, not a right,&rdquo; she said.<\/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>Doescher: Walz is Minnesota&#8217;s &#8216;confederacy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2558550,"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\/AP24230826166239.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[72330,37326,36113],"class_list":["post-2558549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-civil-war-rhetoric","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24230826166239.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558549","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558549"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558553,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558549\/revisions\/2558553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}