The Matt Walsh Show - August 23, 2024


Scamala： Kamala Harris Unmasked ｜ Episode 4 - Walz of Shame


Episode Stats

Length

33 minutes

Words per Minute

198.34122

Word Count

6,672

Sentence Count

423

Misogynist Sentences

8

Hate Speech Sentences

12


Summary

Tim Walls is one of the most controversial presidential candidates in all of America. His career trajectory is littered with questionable decisions, political opportunism, and increasingly radical campaigns. But what defined his career was his relentless pursuit of political advancement. And the first place he sought advancement appears to have been China.


Transcript

00:00:00.120 Skamala Harris has now selected her vice presidential candidate.
00:00:03.220 His name is Tim Walls, and he is one of the most radical governors in all of America.
00:00:12.820 Despite his seemingly humble beginnings, his career trajectory is littered with questionable decisions,
00:00:17.600 political opportunism, and increasingly radical campaigns.
00:00:20.760 Tim Walls was born on April 6, 1964, in West Point, Nebraska.
00:00:24.520 His dad worked as a public school administrator.
00:00:26.480 His mom was a community activist and homemaker.
00:00:29.160 Walls told Minnesota Public Radio they were certainly New Deal,
00:00:32.180 which is Walls' claim to being a born-and-bred Democrat.
00:00:35.120 According to The Independent, Walls' parents almost named him after President John F. Kennedy.
00:00:39.220 Walls shared, quote,
00:00:40.200 The tenuous connection with the Kennedys was just an early indicator that politics would be Tim Walls' life.
00:00:52.940 After high school, Walls joined the Army National Guard.
00:00:55.520 Concurrently, he pursued a career in education, earning a bachelor's degree,
00:00:58.560 from prestigious Chadron State College in 1989,
00:01:01.540 and a master's degree from Minnesota State University in 2001.
00:01:04.800 Walls taught high school geography and coached football.
00:01:07.120 He was an assistant coach, not a head coach, despite his latest attempts to play one on TV.
00:01:11.020 But what defined his career was his relentless pursuit of political advancement.
00:01:14.540 The first place he sought out that advancement appears to have been China.
00:01:18.180 Walls has been to China over 30 times.
00:01:20.400 Yes, you heard that correctly.
00:01:21.500 More than 30 visits to a country that is and has been no friend to the United States.
00:01:25.720 Walls' connection with China began in 1989, a pivotal year marked by the horrific Tiananmen Square Massacre.
00:01:30.780 While most Americans were recoiling from the brutality of the Chinese Communist Party,
00:01:34.600 Walls decided it was a perfect time to head on over to China to teach.
00:01:37.520 He even witnessed the aftermath of the protests firsthand.
00:01:40.200 Fast forward a few years, and he chose to go back to honeymoon in China with his wife, Glenn.
00:01:44.200 An odd place for a honeymoon, to be sure.
00:01:46.120 But then again, Bernie Sanders honeymooned in the Soviet Union.
00:01:48.400 But wait, there's more.
00:01:50.200 Walls and his wife started a company, Educational Travel Adventures,
00:01:52.980 specifically to take high school students from Mankato, Minnesota, on trips to China every summer.
00:01:58.320 These trips, it turns out, were at least partially funded by the Chinese regime.
00:02:01.940 What did China expect in return for this generosity?
00:02:04.560 No one knows, but the CCP isn't exactly famous for being giving and open-hearted.
00:02:09.240 Walls' interactions in China didn't go unnoticed.
00:02:11.200 It's almost certain in the Ministry of State Security, China's powerful secret police vetted him.
00:02:14.500 There's no hard evidence, of course, to suggest that Walls was directly involved with Chinese intelligence,
00:02:19.100 but the very nature of his extensive travel and engagement with Chinese officials warrants some scrutiny.
00:02:24.260 Another questionable life choice occurred when Walls,
00:02:26.080 then a 31-year-old high school teacher and assistant football coach,
00:02:29.100 an example for the children of Mankato West High School,
00:02:31.600 was arrested for driving under the influence in Nebraska.
00:02:34.500 Walls was pulled over for speeding, clocked at 96 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone.
00:02:38.920 According to the police report,
00:02:39.980 the arresting officer detected a strong odor of alcohol on Walls' breath and person.
00:02:43.680 Walls subsequently failed both a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer,
00:02:47.280 leading to his arrest and subsequent guilty plea in 1996.
00:02:50.660 During Tim Walls' 2006 campaign for Congress,
00:02:53.380 his campaign manager, Kerry Greeley,
00:02:55.060 attempted to address the resurfacing of that 1995 DUI.
00:02:58.680 Greeley asserted Walls was not actually drunk at the time of the arrest.
00:03:02.100 She attributed the incident to a misunderstanding,
00:03:04.220 partly due to Walls' partial deafness,
00:03:06.860 which he suffered during his time in the National Guard.
00:03:08.840 Something about him being partially deaf
00:03:10.520 probably explained how he flunked the field sobriety and breathalyzer test,
00:03:14.200 clocking a 0.128% on the latter.
00:03:17.660 Even the end of Walls' National Guard service was shrouded in controversy.
00:03:20.940 According to the New York Post,
00:03:22.120 veterans have accused him of embellishing his military career
00:03:24.540 and abandoning his National Guard battalion.
00:03:26.840 That's because Walls retired ahead of his unit's 2005 deployment to Iraq.
00:03:30.540 According to retired command sergeants Major Thomas Behrens and Paul Herr,
00:03:33.500 Walls quit upon learning that his unit would be deployed to Iraq,
00:03:36.480 even after telling his fellow troops he would join them there.
00:03:38.520 According to Behrens and Herr, on May 16, 2005, Walls quit,
00:03:42.340 betraying his country, leaving the first 125th Field Artillery Battalion
00:03:46.080 and its soldiers hanging, without its senior non-commissioned officer
00:03:48.920 as the battalion prepared for war.
00:03:50.940 Here's Behrens explaining.
00:03:52.200 He abandoned us.
00:03:53.520 I mean, what the hell kind of leader does that?
00:03:55.640 I mean, he just, as soon as the shots were fired in Iraq,
00:03:58.540 he turned and ran the other way and hung his hat up and quit.
00:04:02.300 In Walls' official congressional biography, it simply states,
00:04:04.700 quote, Walls served overseas with his battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
00:04:08.800 From a veteran's perspective, there is a big difference between serving overseas
00:04:11.800 in support of an operation versus in an operation.
00:04:15.480 Walls' biography is intentionally vague.
00:04:17.200 Veterans have been ringing the alarm bells ever since his 2006 run for Congress.
00:04:20.560 One video unearthed online shows a veteran confronting Walls' campaign staff
00:04:23.720 at his offices over the issue.
00:04:24.880 There's a huge difference between being deployed to a circle of face in Italy
00:04:30.000 and being in the combat zone.
00:04:32.240 I don't have to have to have fun.
00:04:33.300 Under current U.S. law, this could get the congressman probably thrown in jail
00:04:37.820 in violation of 2006 stolen ballot act.
00:04:40.940 None of this has stopped Walls from continuing to imply he served in combat.
00:04:43.980 Highest ranking enlisted soldier ever to serve in Congress.
00:04:47.480 Retired 24 years later as command sergeant major
00:04:50.320 and served with his battalion at Operating Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
00:04:55.640 Having been one of those that came back, we were in support of OEF,
00:04:59.200 but being sitting in there with OEF, OIF veterans, when we came back,
00:05:02.420 they showed us the horse whisperer and told us to be nice when we went home.
00:05:05.880 This type of lie is typically known as stolen valor.
00:05:08.380 While the nature of his veteran status remained hazy
00:05:10.260 throughout his gubernatorial campaign and election,
00:05:12.020 his elevation to Kamala Harris' presidential ticket
00:05:14.440 has brought those allegations back to light.
00:05:16.680 Ironically enough, it was Kamala Harris' campaign account
00:05:18.680 that tweeted a video of Walls claiming to have carried weapons in war.
00:05:22.120 I've been voting for common sense legislation that protects the Second Amendment,
00:05:25.360 but we can do background checks, we can do CDC research,
00:05:27.980 we can make sure we don't have reciprocal carry among states,
00:05:30.660 and we can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war
00:05:33.460 is the only place where those weapons were at.
00:05:35.640 Even CNN understood the gravity of the stolen valor allegations.
00:05:38.200 There is no evidence that at any time Governor Walls was in a position of being shot at,
00:05:43.720 and some of his language could easily be seen to suggest that he was.
00:05:47.420 Immediately after abandoning his troops, Walls launched a run for Congress.
00:05:51.020 In fact, he was apparently considering a run for Congress
00:05:53.100 even during his last years in the National Guard.
00:05:55.400 In 2006, Walls formally entered the political arena.
00:05:58.240 He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives
00:05:59.660 from Minnesota's 1st Congressional District.
00:06:01.760 He narrowly defeated 6th-term Republican incumbent Gil Gutnacht.
00:06:05.200 His focus on veterans affairs, agriculture, education,
00:06:08.360 massed a more opportunistic approach to governance.
00:06:10.600 This administration took us to an unjustified war in Iraq
00:06:13.660 where our warriors are doing the best they can.
00:06:16.060 They are the best that's ever been fielded.
00:06:17.720 They left them there.
00:06:18.920 They do not support the VA on the back end,
00:06:21.160 and this country is no safer because of it.
00:06:23.160 We can do better.
00:06:24.120 I don't have to rebut or say anything.
00:06:25.940 I live that.
00:06:26.720 I, on a teacher's salary, understand what's happening.
00:06:29.060 When I coached football, these stands held about 3,000 people.
00:06:32.880 That's a lot.
00:06:34.000 It's also the number of American soldiers who have died fighting in Iraq.
00:06:37.600 Serving right now are kids that I taught, coached, and trained to be soldiers.
00:06:41.480 They deserve a plan for Iraq to govern itself so they can come home.
00:06:46.220 As a former high school teacher,
00:06:47.420 Walls made education a central plank of his 2006 campaign.
00:06:50.600 He argued for increased federal funding for public schools,
00:06:53.220 largely SOPs to the teachers' unions.
00:06:55.340 Tim Walls' time as U.S. representative was marked by a stance on positions
00:06:58.600 he would quickly abandon later upon becoming Minnesota governor.
00:07:01.440 He represented himself as a moderate, a supporter of gun rights,
00:07:03.960 the Keystone XL Pipeline, and Israel.
00:07:05.840 He also voted in favor of tighter vetting of refugees.
00:07:08.380 While Walls served on the House Committee on Veterans Affairs
00:07:10.620 and was a vocal proponent of veterans' rights,
00:07:12.640 VA whistleblowers reported that Walls' office
00:07:14.800 did not adequately support their efforts
00:07:16.700 to expose mismanagement and corruption within the VA.
00:07:19.980 Walls also gained a reputation for failures in his communication
00:07:22.460 and with his office's constituent services.
00:07:24.860 Reports of delayed responses and insufficient support
00:07:27.300 for constituents dealing with federal agencies
00:07:29.160 were recurrent themes during his tenure.
00:07:31.500 By 2017, Walls saw an opportunity to climb the political ladder higher.
00:07:34.900 Announcing his candidacy for governor of Minnesota,
00:07:36.720 his campaign capitalized on Governor Mark Dayton's decision
00:07:39.340 not to seek re-election.
00:07:40.920 The Democratic primary for governor was a battleground
00:07:42.900 with Walls facing formidable opponents
00:07:44.420 like State Representative Aaron Murphy
00:07:46.040 and Attorney General Lori Swanson.
00:07:48.060 Walls' campaign strategy was straightforward.
00:07:50.040 Win at any cost.
00:07:51.420 The cost was the abandonment of much of his centrist platform.
00:07:54.280 He suddenly shifted left on issues like gun control
00:07:56.480 and vetting of refugees.
00:07:57.520 Should Minnesotans be required by law
00:07:59.900 to show a valid ID to vote?
00:08:02.040 And should undocumented or illegal immigrants
00:08:04.560 be granted driver's licenses?
00:08:06.620 Tim Walls will just go around with that.
00:08:07.920 No and yes.
00:08:08.940 They should not have an ID to vote.
00:08:10.620 And yes, they should have driver's licenses.
00:08:12.480 So when Hope comes home after Parkland and says,
00:08:14.540 Dad, we have to do something,
00:08:16.200 this issue of the nation changing, the NRA changing,
00:08:20.100 and to be quite honestly,
00:08:21.820 the folks we're going to need to actually get this done,
00:08:24.700 responsible gun owners,
00:08:26.020 if we can't welcome them in when there's a change of heart,
00:08:29.220 if we can't welcome them in to make a difference
00:08:32.020 to actually get this done,
00:08:33.780 then it's simply advocacy and words.
00:08:35.780 He also endorsed a public option for health care
00:08:37.760 that would effectively undercut private insurance in the state.
00:08:40.300 He pushed vast spending initiatives on everything
00:08:42.080 from infrastructure to affordable housing.
00:08:44.220 He suggested a vast overhaul of the state's energy system
00:08:46.800 in order to stop climate change,
00:08:48.580 including extraordinary spending on wind,
00:08:50.660 solar, and other inefficient technologies.
00:08:52.800 There wasn't a spending initiative Walls didn't support.
00:08:54.740 This place is sacred to me.
00:08:56.600 It's sacred to Minnesotans.
00:08:58.060 As your governor, I will do nothing that puts at risk that sacred place,
00:09:02.580 but I will continue to praise, to build,
00:09:06.280 and to make sure that if we have the solutions
00:09:08.660 to build the clean energy economy,
00:09:11.220 we have the solution to create jobs,
00:09:13.260 I will stand there and make it happen.
00:09:15.400 Walls also began speaking loudly about social issues.
00:09:17.640 He pushed soft on crime policies, gun control,
00:09:20.160 LGBTQ plus minus divided by sign issues.
00:09:22.940 Walls secured the Democratic Farmer Labor nomination
00:09:24.980 with 41.6% of the vote.
00:09:27.260 In the general election, Walls faced Republican Jeff Johnson.
00:09:30.140 The race wasn't much of one.
00:09:31.520 Walls, unwilling to define himself clearly politically
00:09:33.420 and acting all things to all people,
00:09:35.320 won 53.9% of the vote.
00:09:37.320 It was as governor, however, that Walls' true leftism emerged.
00:09:40.620 On his very first day in office,
00:09:42.200 Walls signed an executive order establishing a DEI Council,
00:09:45.440 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,
00:09:47.460 tasked with implementing DEI-focused initiatives
00:09:49.720 all across state agencies.
00:09:51.020 The council included representatives
00:09:52.900 from various state departments,
00:09:54.080 community organizations, and advocacy groups,
00:09:56.400 with a timeline aiming for quarterly reports
00:09:58.280 and a comprehensive action plan within the first year.
00:10:01.380 The DEI Council's mandate included conducting assessments
00:10:03.720 of current practices, identifying disparities,
00:10:06.100 and recommending policy changes
00:10:07.220 to promote equity and inclusion.
00:10:09.580 Equality of outcome.
00:10:10.780 This council also oversaw the implementation
00:10:12.580 of DEI-focused training programs for state employees
00:10:15.200 on issues related to diversity and unconscious bias.
00:10:19.240 Let's be clear about what this meant.
00:10:20.340 Tim Walls prioritized an agenda
00:10:21.960 that elevated identity politics over merit and competence.
00:10:25.160 This council enforced quotas and mandates,
00:10:26.900 leading to hiring practices
00:10:27.900 that emphasized demographic characteristics
00:10:30.060 rather than qualifications or experience.
00:10:32.640 Walls' first step in office
00:10:33.680 was a step toward division and DEI.
00:10:36.020 When the pandemic of 2020 hit,
00:10:37.640 Walls' instinct was to lock down.
00:10:39.460 Hard.
00:10:40.220 On March 13, 2020,
00:10:41.640 he declared a peacetime emergency,
00:10:42.980 then issued more than 100 executive orders,
00:10:45.280 ranging from stay-at-home mandates
00:10:46.500 to mask requirements to business closures.
00:10:48.260 The Minnesota economy plummeted into chaos.
00:10:50.820 According to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce,
00:10:52.820 total non-farm employment fell by 416,000 jobs
00:10:55.940 in March and April,
00:10:56.820 an amount larger than the entirety
00:10:58.080 of North Dakota's workforce.
00:10:59.800 Unemployment spiked to 11% in May.
00:11:01.980 State GDP declined by nearly 30% in the second quarter.
00:11:04.940 Tens of thousands of businesses around the state
00:11:06.840 were forced to close their doors
00:11:07.920 and either pivot to remote operations
00:11:09.420 or temporarily close their business altogether.
00:11:12.100 Walls' administration faced criticism
00:11:13.640 for inconsistent messaging and execution of policies.
00:11:16.140 His decision to allow only outdoor dining
00:11:18.420 during certain phases of reopening
00:11:19.720 was met with confusion and frustration,
00:11:21.920 particularly as other states adopted
00:11:23.220 more direct and cohesive approaches.
00:11:25.160 The administration's handling of unemployment benefits
00:11:27.060 and aid distribution was slow and inefficient,
00:11:29.260 compounding the economic hardships
00:11:30.560 faced by many Minnesotans.
00:11:32.080 The $67.3 million in COVID-19 business relief payments
00:11:35.320 that Walls controlled were insufficient
00:11:37.340 and came too late to save too many local businesses.
00:11:40.120 One of the most contentious aspects
00:11:41.460 of Walls' pandemic response
00:11:42.800 was his handling of health and safety measures
00:11:44.680 in long-term care facilities.
00:11:46.460 Early on in the pandemic,
00:11:47.400 these facilities became hotspots for COVID-19 outbreaks,
00:11:50.240 leading to a significant number of deaths
00:11:51.600 among elderly residents.
00:11:53.080 The state's response was inadequate and slow,
00:11:55.320 failing to protect
00:11:56.000 the most vulnerable populations effectively.
00:11:58.280 This criticism was further fueled
00:11:59.740 by reports of insufficient PPE
00:12:01.340 and delayed testing in these facilities.
00:12:03.900 Additionally, Walls' administration
00:12:05.220 failed religious groups,
00:12:06.280 including the Minnesota Catholic bishops,
00:12:07.860 by placing limits on religious gatherings.
00:12:09.860 Those restrictions infringed on religious freedom
00:12:11.700 and were inconsistently applied
00:12:13.140 compared to other public gatherings in the state.
00:12:15.580 Walls' administration went to great lengths
00:12:17.140 to intrude on the privacy of his citizens
00:12:18.660 during the pandemic.
00:12:19.860 In March 2020,
00:12:20.920 Walls implemented a COVID-19 hotline,
00:12:22.920 which encouraged Minnesotans
00:12:24.100 to report violations of state lockdown orders.
00:12:26.360 The information you leave
00:12:27.420 is considered public information.
00:12:29.520 At the tone,
00:12:30.300 please leave the following information.
00:12:32.500 Your name,
00:12:33.780 your callback number,
00:12:35.340 how the stay-at-home order is being violated,
00:12:38.240 and where the stay-at-home order was violated.
00:12:40.800 Thank you.
00:12:42.400 This so-called snitch line
00:12:43.680 was operational from March 2020 until June 2022.
00:12:47.120 The hotline generated thousands of reports
00:12:48.800 from residents who reported their neighbors
00:12:50.380 for dangerous, scary activities
00:12:52.440 like walking their dogs,
00:12:53.840 playing basketball,
00:12:54.840 not wearing masks,
00:12:55.980 making non-essential purchases,
00:12:57.500 and hosting church services
00:12:58.460 that did not meet legal requirements
00:12:59.980 set by Walls' orders.
00:13:01.740 Today, of course,
00:13:02.340 Walls claims the essence of Minnesota Nice
00:13:03.980 is minding your own damn business.
00:13:06.020 There's a golden rule.
00:13:07.520 Mind your own damn business.
00:13:10.800 In Minnesota,
00:13:11.920 we respect our neighbors
00:13:12.960 and their personal choices that they make.
00:13:15.320 Walls' administration also implemented
00:13:16.840 an unconstitutional,
00:13:18.020 unethical,
00:13:18.660 DEI-based approach
00:13:19.540 to rationing COVID-19 treatments,
00:13:21.500 prioritizing patients based on race.
00:13:23.680 Under Walls' watch,
00:13:24.700 the Minnesota Department of Health
00:13:25.720 adopted an ethical framework
00:13:27.540 that explicitly gave preference
00:13:29.020 to non-white residents
00:13:30.240 for monoclonal antibody treatments.
00:13:32.280 This framework was based
00:13:33.140 on non-binding FDA guidance
00:13:34.620 suggesting that race
00:13:35.400 could be a risk factor
00:13:36.340 for severe COVID-19 outcomes.
00:13:38.020 The policy, for example,
00:13:39.020 prioritized black 18-year-olds
00:13:40.520 over elderly white people.
00:13:42.280 The state's rationing plan,
00:13:43.560 part of the Minnesota
00:13:44.180 Resource Allocation Platform,
00:13:45.960 assigned points
00:13:46.520 for various risk factors,
00:13:47.920 with racial minorities
00:13:48.820 automatically receiving two points.
00:13:50.680 This meant that being
00:13:51.300 a racial minority
00:13:51.960 could elevate someone's priority
00:13:53.260 for receiving scarce
00:13:54.380 COVID-19 treatments,
00:13:55.600 even if they were
00:13:56.360 at lower overall risk
00:13:57.620 compared to elderly
00:13:58.760 or immunocompromised patients.
00:14:00.740 The America First Legal Advocacy Group
00:14:02.200 challenged the system,
00:14:03.080 highlighting that race
00:14:03.760 is not a medical condition
00:14:04.800 like hypertension or heart disease,
00:14:06.360 which are legitimate risk factors
00:14:07.560 for severe COVID-19 outcomes.
00:14:09.280 The policy was eventually scrapped
00:14:10.560 after legal threats
00:14:11.280 and public outcry.
00:14:12.600 Every major issue
00:14:13.280 that arose during Waltz's governorship
00:14:14.520 was met with gross incompetence.
00:14:16.420 The handling of the riots
00:14:17.200 following the killing
00:14:17.860 of George Floyd
00:14:18.460 on May 25th, 2020
00:14:19.860 was no different.
00:14:21.200 The response from state
00:14:21.980 and local authorities
00:14:22.760 was sluggish and ineffective.
00:14:24.560 Waltz admitted to an abject failure
00:14:26.000 in the response to the riots.
00:14:27.360 There weren't any police there.
00:14:28.780 There weren't any firefighters.
00:14:30.520 There was no social control
00:14:31.920 and her constituents
00:14:33.020 were locked in their house
00:14:34.120 wondering what they were doing.
00:14:34.800 That is an abject failure
00:14:37.340 that cannot happen.
00:14:39.120 The delayed deployment
00:14:39.740 of the National Guard
00:14:40.540 along with a lack of clear directives
00:14:42.020 fueled the chaos.
00:14:43.220 Minneapolis police were overwhelmed
00:14:44.480 by the scale of the unrest,
00:14:45.800 which included mass looting,
00:14:46.960 arson, and violence.
00:14:48.240 Minneapolis Police Chief
00:14:49.160 Maderia Arrodonzo
00:14:50.200 and Mayor Jacob Frey
00:14:51.380 both acknowledged
00:14:52.240 that their forces were overcome
00:14:53.540 by the scale and intensity
00:14:54.760 of the unrest.
00:14:55.940 The failure to evacuate
00:14:56.880 the third precinct
00:14:57.580 before it was set on fire
00:14:58.560 further highlighted
00:14:59.580 the poor coordination
00:15:00.600 between authorities.
00:15:01.940 Minneapolis Fire Chief
00:15:02.920 John Freudel
00:15:03.500 was unaware of the fire
00:15:04.700 until informed by a CNN host
00:15:06.540 highlighting the communication
00:15:07.760 breakdowns that plagued
00:15:08.780 the response efforts
00:15:09.620 all due to the governor's
00:15:10.860 absence of leadership.
00:15:12.460 Waltz's decision to delay
00:15:13.460 the National Guard deployment
00:15:14.320 was a massive mistake.
00:15:16.680 By the time the National Guard
00:15:17.580 was mobilized
00:15:18.200 and arrived on the scene,
00:15:19.100 the damage had already been done.
00:15:20.460 Buildings were burning.
00:15:21.220 The city was in chaos.
00:15:22.580 Senate Majority Leader
00:15:23.340 Paul Gazelka
00:15:24.060 criticized Waltz
00:15:25.000 for not taking immediate control
00:15:26.220 and using his emergency powers
00:15:27.580 more decisively.
00:15:28.700 Adding insult to injury
00:15:29.640 as Tim Walz's family
00:15:30.640 was off to do
00:15:31.540 was Hope Walls,
00:15:32.620 Tim Walz's 19-year-old daughter.
00:15:34.300 During the riots,
00:15:34.940 in response to a post
00:15:35.800 from a community organizer
00:15:36.860 warning rioters to get out,
00:15:38.680 Hope tweeted,
00:15:39.540 the Guard cannot be sent
00:15:40.320 within minutes.
00:15:41.220 To be clear,
00:15:41.660 the National Guard
00:15:42.160 will not be present tonight.
00:15:43.620 Obviously, she knew something
00:15:44.600 the rioters did not.
00:15:45.760 Hope Walls' Twitter account,
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00:15:48.260 of all content.
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00:17:00.100 Throughout the crisis,
00:17:00.960 Walls' public statements
00:17:01.780 reflected a reactive approach.
00:17:03.520 He acknowledged
00:17:03.900 the state's slow response
00:17:04.900 admitting the situation
00:17:05.780 should have been handled
00:17:06.400 more swiftly.
00:17:07.280 His comments about
00:17:07.860 the need for unity
00:17:08.740 and understanding
00:17:09.440 the community's pain
00:17:10.340 belied the facts.
00:17:11.560 He failed his office.
00:17:12.520 He failed the people
00:17:13.100 of Minnesota
00:17:13.580 in one of the state's
00:17:14.480 most critical moments.
00:17:15.680 Complicating the issue
00:17:16.380 for the governor
00:17:16.780 was his wife,
00:17:17.540 Gwen Walls.
00:17:18.280 She gave outrageous
00:17:19.060 public comments.
00:17:20.060 During the riots,
00:17:20.760 here's what she had to say.
00:17:21.640 I could smell
00:17:22.660 the burning tires.
00:17:24.600 That was a very real thing.
00:17:26.920 And I kept the windows open
00:17:28.040 for as long as I could
00:17:29.160 because I felt like
00:17:30.020 that was such a touchstone
00:17:31.340 of what was happening.
00:17:33.740 That's a bit of
00:17:34.180 white privilege for you.
00:17:35.320 During the peak of the riots,
00:17:36.320 when Minneapolis
00:17:36.780 was engulfed in chaos,
00:17:38.060 buildings burning,
00:17:38.760 businesses being looted,
00:17:39.620 people suffering,
00:17:40.420 resulting in an estimated
00:17:41.400 $2 billion in damage nationwide,
00:17:43.740 Gwen Walls kept the windows
00:17:44.760 of the governor's mansion
00:17:45.580 open as long as she could
00:17:46.800 to smell the burning tires
00:17:48.640 so she could suffer
00:17:49.660 along with her people.
00:17:51.600 That may be in the race
00:17:52.700 for the most elitist
00:17:53.480 tone-deaf response
00:17:54.100 to a crisis in modern history.
00:17:55.560 But wait, there's more.
00:17:56.960 Gwen Walls has been
00:17:57.520 a radically outspoken advocate
00:17:58.780 for criminal justice reform,
00:18:00.320 being quoted as saying,
00:18:01.280 quote,
00:18:01.380 criminals should have
00:18:02.020 as many chances as they need.
00:18:03.500 How many chances do you get?
00:18:05.420 My answer to that is
00:18:06.800 as many chances as you need.
00:18:09.940 During a 2020 rally
00:18:10.880 at the state capitol,
00:18:11.640 Gwen encouraged individuals
00:18:12.720 who needed pardons to apply,
00:18:14.260 saying, quote,
00:18:14.640 if you need a pardon, apply.
00:18:16.100 Those numbers have been going down.
00:18:17.400 I want them up.
00:18:17.960 Flood the zone,
00:18:18.920 because what that does
00:18:19.680 is fully restore people
00:18:20.540 to our community.
00:18:21.620 And we need each and every person
00:18:23.100 in this state,
00:18:23.860 in our community.
00:18:24.680 Rights restored, active, engaged.
00:18:26.640 By rights,
00:18:27.220 she means removing the accountability
00:18:28.320 of committing a felony
00:18:29.180 in our country,
00:18:29.940 restoring voting rights,
00:18:30.820 creating leniency
00:18:31.480 where there should clearly be none.
00:18:33.300 Aiding in Gwen Walls' efforts
00:18:34.520 was none other than Kamala Harris,
00:18:35.880 who reinforced her own
00:18:36.940 lenient crime stance.
00:18:38.360 In a tweet during the riots,
00:18:39.420 Kamala promoted
00:18:40.020 and requested donations
00:18:41.040 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund,
00:18:42.660 a fund subsidizing cash bails
00:18:44.300 for criminals.
00:18:45.220 In this case,
00:18:45.880 the fund was bailing out
00:18:46.660 the rioters and looters,
00:18:47.500 causing the destruction
00:18:48.400 on Minneapolis' streets.
00:18:49.780 So, what did Tim Walls
00:18:50.700 have to say during the riots?
00:18:51.960 In a press conference,
00:18:52.920 Walls decided to make
00:18:53.620 his position on systemic racism
00:18:55.340 abundantly clear.
00:18:56.800 In the press conference,
00:18:57.680 Walls stated,
00:18:58.280 quote,
00:18:58.300 I understand clearly
00:18:59.300 that many communities
00:19:00.180 feel the weight of systemic racism.
00:19:01.920 He emphasized,
00:19:02.520 I will not patronize
00:19:03.440 the struggles these communities face,
00:19:05.060 acknowledging the difficult that is.
00:19:07.480 Walls didn't stop
00:19:08.220 at merely acknowledging
00:19:08.960 systemic racism.
00:19:09.960 He doubled down,
00:19:10.700 declaring,
00:19:11.220 I refuse to overlook
00:19:12.120 the blatant injustices
00:19:13.060 that occur in broad daylight.
00:19:14.920 Sympathy for the rioters
00:19:16.180 in the middle of gigantic riots.
00:19:18.180 That's the Tim Walls story.
00:19:19.280 I understand clearly
00:19:20.560 there is no trust
00:19:22.040 in many of our communities.
00:19:24.240 And I will not patronize you
00:19:25.600 as a white man
00:19:26.320 without living those lived experiences
00:19:28.440 of how very difficult that is.
00:19:30.600 And I refuse to have it
00:19:32.880 take away the attention
00:19:34.360 of the stain
00:19:35.800 that we need to be working on
00:19:37.400 is what happened
00:19:38.880 with those fundamental
00:19:40.060 institutional racism
00:19:41.280 that allows a man
00:19:43.120 to be held down
00:19:44.080 in broad daylight
00:19:44.920 and thank God
00:19:46.540 a young person
00:19:47.360 had a camera to video it.
00:19:49.040 In June 2020,
00:19:50.000 a group of protesters
00:19:50.780 led by members
00:19:51.420 of the American Indian Movement
00:19:52.480 toppled a statue
00:19:53.260 of Christopher Columbus
00:19:54.080 outside the Minnesota
00:19:55.080 state capitol.
00:19:56.020 These vandals,
00:19:56.620 who considered Columbus
00:19:57.360 a symbol of genocide
00:19:58.360 against Native Americans,
00:19:59.540 pulled down the statue
00:20:00.380 with ropes.
00:20:01.440 Walls was aware
00:20:02.080 ahead of time
00:20:02.460 that groups might attempt
00:20:03.160 to tear down the statue,
00:20:04.220 but when the incident occurred,
00:20:05.160 law enforcement was criticized
00:20:06.160 for not intervening.
00:20:07.460 Walls' commissioner
00:20:08.060 of the Department of Public Safety
00:20:09.360 later told the press
00:20:10.380 law enforcement was,
00:20:11.320 quote,
00:20:11.480 not able to get out there
00:20:12.520 in time.
00:20:13.360 Sure,
00:20:13.740 it was literally right
00:20:15.060 outside the state capitol.
00:20:16.620 At a press conference,
00:20:17.480 Walls stated that
00:20:18.080 while he did not condone
00:20:18.920 the act of toppling the statue
00:20:20.000 and warned there would be
00:20:20.980 consequences for those involved,
00:20:22.460 he also expressed understanding
00:20:23.620 for the protesters' actions.
00:20:25.060 In a statement,
00:20:25.820 he noted that the protesters
00:20:26.780 had, quote,
00:20:27.180 legitimate concerns
00:20:28.080 regarding Columbus' legacy
00:20:29.320 and the ongoing issues
00:20:30.600 faced by indigenous communities.
00:20:32.480 Republican Senate Majority Leader
00:20:33.620 Paul Gazelka
00:20:34.220 made the link
00:20:34.880 to other leadership failures
00:20:35.860 during the Black Lives Matter riots.
00:20:37.540 Gazelka stated,
00:20:38.340 the governor didn't protect
00:20:39.080 the third precinct,
00:20:39.880 he didn't protect businesses
00:20:40.700 on Lake Street,
00:20:41.540 the lieutenant governor
00:20:42.120 condoned the destruction
00:20:42.880 of public property.
00:20:43.880 Mike Forrestia,
00:20:44.440 the activist who led
00:20:45.100 the toppling of the statue,
00:20:46.260 was charged with felony
00:20:47.040 criminal damage to property.
00:20:48.440 However,
00:20:48.780 in a deal with prosecutors,
00:20:49.920 he avoided trial
00:20:50.580 and received a sentence
00:20:51.340 of 100 hours
00:20:52.340 of community service.
00:20:53.400 That sentence falls right in line
00:20:54.540 with how Tim Walls
00:20:55.260 deals with criminals.
00:20:56.060 A society that does not
00:20:57.500 put equity and inclusion
00:20:59.020 at the center of it
00:20:59.880 is certainly going to
00:21:01.140 eventually come to the places
00:21:03.060 where we're at.
00:21:03.900 Following the riots themselves,
00:21:05.120 the trial of Derek Chauvin,
00:21:06.140 the former Minneapolis police officer
00:21:07.860 charged with the murder
00:21:08.660 of George Floyd,
00:21:09.640 was one of the most
00:21:10.520 high-profile cases
00:21:11.520 in recent history.
00:21:12.720 Tim Walls' management
00:21:13.460 of the case
00:21:13.860 and the surrounding environment
00:21:14.680 was as mishandled
00:21:15.620 as the riots themselves.
00:21:19.780 From the beginning,
00:21:20.740 Walls' administration
00:21:21.520 failed to ensure
00:21:22.240 an impartial and fair trial
00:21:23.360 for Derek Chauvin.
00:21:24.040 The extensive pretrial publicity
00:21:25.500 and the public pressure
00:21:26.540 for a conviction
00:21:27.100 compromised the integrity
00:21:28.280 of the judicial process
00:21:29.780 without a doubt.
00:21:31.000 Additionally,
00:21:31.820 Walls' public statements
00:21:32.660 did nothing to address concerns
00:21:33.840 about due process for Chauvin.
00:21:35.420 By transferring the prosecution
00:21:36.580 to Attorney General Keith Ellison,
00:21:38.000 known for his progressive views,
00:21:39.440 Walls bowed to public pressure
00:21:40.400 and to the left.
00:21:42.020 Walls ultimately called
00:21:42.820 Chauvin's conviction
00:21:43.400 a critical step towards justice
00:21:44.980 and used the momentum
00:21:45.960 to push for legislative changes
00:21:47.300 aimed at the police.
00:21:48.520 In the wake of the Chauvin trial
00:21:49.600 and the subsequent shooting
00:21:50.520 of Daunte Wright,
00:21:51.780 Walls failed any and all tests
00:21:53.680 in public safety.
00:21:54.600 George Floyd's death
00:21:55.920 and our justice system's conviction
00:21:59.340 gives us that small place
00:22:01.520 to believe we can make the difference.
00:22:04.100 As time went on,
00:22:04.960 failures from the pandemic
00:22:05.800 continued to plague Walls.
00:22:07.260 At his doorstep landed
00:22:08.160 the Feeding Our Future scandal,
00:22:09.740 one of the largest
00:22:10.380 pandemic-related fraud cases
00:22:11.760 in the entire nation.
00:22:12.960 The scheme involved
00:22:13.640 the embezzlement of $250 million
00:22:15.200 from federal child nutrition programs
00:22:17.140 meant to feed low-income kids
00:22:18.920 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:22:20.680 Federal prosecutors
00:22:21.420 have charged dozens of individuals
00:22:22.800 associated with
00:22:23.620 Feeding Our Future,
00:22:24.720 alleging they used the funds
00:22:25.700 for personal luxuries
00:22:26.600 like jewelry and property
00:22:27.720 instead of, you know,
00:22:28.900 feeding kids.
00:22:29.780 An audit revealed
00:22:30.420 that Tim Walls'
00:22:31.140 Minnesota Department of Education
00:22:32.320 failed to act on warning signs
00:22:33.820 and did not perform
00:22:34.940 adequate due diligence
00:22:35.860 on high-risk applicants.
00:22:37.660 The controversy deepened
00:22:38.680 when Ramsey County Judge
00:22:39.760 John Guthman issued a statement
00:22:41.340 disputing Walls'
00:22:42.220 public characterization
00:22:43.060 of the court's role.
00:22:44.560 Walls had suggested
00:22:45.240 the court forced
00:22:45.880 the Minnesota Department of Education
00:22:47.140 to resume payments
00:22:47.920 to Feeding Our Future
00:22:48.680 after they were suspended
00:22:49.900 due to suspicions of fraud.
00:22:51.340 He described being speechless
00:22:52.400 when Judge Guthman ruled
00:22:53.580 in favor of the organization
00:22:54.600 in April 2021,
00:22:56.260 implying the court's decision
00:22:57.240 left the state with no choice
00:22:58.440 but to continue the payments.
00:22:59.520 We respected the judge's decision,
00:23:01.160 but I could,
00:23:02.200 and yes,
00:23:02.780 on this one,
00:23:03.300 I can tell you,
00:23:04.500 I was speechless.
00:23:06.040 However,
00:23:06.500 Judge Guthman clarified.
00:23:07.820 He never ordered
00:23:08.380 the MDE to resume payments.
00:23:09.860 Instead,
00:23:10.320 he said the department
00:23:10.920 resumed payments voluntarily,
00:23:12.860 although they were threatened
00:23:13.520 with sanctions
00:23:13.980 and legal penalties
00:23:14.680 if they did not comply.
00:23:16.180 In June 2021,
00:23:17.180 the judge found the MDE
00:23:18.180 in contempt of court
00:23:19.040 for failing to process
00:23:20.140 Feeding Our Future's applications
00:23:21.460 in a timely manner
00:23:22.280 and ordered the department
00:23:23.300 to pay sanctions.
00:23:24.360 Once again,
00:23:24.840 Tim Walls' administration
00:23:25.740 was found negligent
00:23:26.820 and lacked transparency
00:23:27.760 in handling its cases.
00:23:29.060 Once again,
00:23:29.540 Tim Walls lacked leadership
00:23:30.520 and his plate of failure
00:23:31.280 to take action.
00:23:32.380 Once again,
00:23:33.260 as per the usual,
00:23:34.420 Tim Walls failed.
00:23:35.540 In addition to his many failures,
00:23:36.820 Tim Walls' tenure
00:23:37.600 was characterized
00:23:38.160 by a hard turn
00:23:39.100 toward the extreme left.
00:23:40.220 He pledged to go net zero
00:23:41.160 on the electric grid by 2040,
00:23:42.860 radically increasing
00:23:43.620 the cost structure for energy.
00:23:45.100 Walls' policies
00:23:45.740 on gun control,
00:23:46.620 criminal justice reform,
00:23:47.560 and social issues
00:23:48.760 reflected his increasing bow
00:23:50.780 to the progressive wing
00:23:51.620 of the Democratic Party.
00:23:52.780 Despite all of this,
00:23:54.140 Walls secured re-election
00:23:54.980 in 2022
00:23:55.600 with a lower share of the vote
00:23:56.740 and pushed through
00:23:57.380 significant legislative changes
00:23:58.700 with the Democratic majority
00:23:59.760 in the state legislature.
00:24:00.920 His administration
00:24:01.520 passed a $17.5 billion budget
00:24:03.600 that included overreach
00:24:04.760 and overspending
00:24:05.280 on education,
00:24:06.040 infrastructure,
00:24:06.760 and progressive priorities
00:24:07.820 like universal free school meals,
00:24:10.000 abortion rights protections,
00:24:11.160 and a statewide paid leave program.
00:24:13.120 In 2023,
00:24:14.220 Walls advanced several pieces
00:24:15.200 of legislation
00:24:15.780 that expanded benefits
00:24:16.740 for illegal immigrants.
00:24:18.000 One significant legislative move
00:24:19.220 was to offer tuition-free
00:24:20.320 public college education
00:24:21.380 for undocumented immigrants
00:24:22.800 from families earning
00:24:23.520 less than $80,000 annually.
00:24:25.120 Additionally,
00:24:25.720 Walls signed a bill
00:24:26.280 allowing illegal immigrants
00:24:27.300 to obtain driver's licenses,
00:24:28.840 a move he pretended to enact
00:24:30.020 as a measure
00:24:30.440 to enhance road safety.
00:24:32.080 Walls said,
00:24:32.580 quote,
00:24:32.600 ensuring drivers in our state
00:24:33.700 are licensed
00:24:34.140 and carrying insurance
00:24:34.960 makes the road safer
00:24:36.000 for all Minnesotans.
00:24:37.320 It's done.
00:24:40.520 These 2023 initiatives
00:24:42.000 built on Walls'
00:24:42.840 earlier actions in 2019
00:24:44.200 when he passed
00:24:45.040 state-funded health care provisions
00:24:46.480 for illegal immigrants.
00:24:47.820 According to the Minnesota
00:24:48.500 House of Representatives website,
00:24:50.320 those with refugee
00:24:51.040 or asylum status
00:24:51.980 could access
00:24:52.760 supplemental security income
00:24:54.160 while legal non-citizens
00:24:55.340 could benefit from programs
00:24:56.420 like Minnesota Care and SNAP.
00:24:58.160 These progressive policies
00:24:59.180 put a strain on state resources
00:25:00.420 and encouraged illegal immigration.
00:25:02.340 According to the
00:25:02.840 Migration Policy Institute,
00:25:04.280 Minnesota has an undocumented
00:25:05.420 immigrant population
00:25:06.340 of approximately 81,000 individuals
00:25:08.400 out of a total state population
00:25:09.720 of 5.7 million,
00:25:10.980 a fraction of that
00:25:11.820 total illegal immigration population
00:25:13.300 of the country
00:25:13.860 that we even know about,
00:25:14.880 of course.
00:25:15.360 If Walls was willing
00:25:16.220 to do that to Minnesota,
00:25:17.280 imagine what he would do
00:25:18.280 with the whole country.
00:25:19.480 Walls' next priority
00:25:20.420 after his re-election
00:25:21.300 was a terrifying move
00:25:22.460 that centered around
00:25:23.080 expanding abortion rights
00:25:24.100 in Minnesota.
00:25:24.980 In 2023,
00:25:26.080 Walls signed the
00:25:26.640 Protect Reproductive Options Act,
00:25:28.880 a horrific piece of legislation
00:25:30.100 establishing a fundamental right
00:25:31.440 to obtain an abortion
00:25:32.220 in Minnesota.
00:25:33.100 The PRO Act lacks
00:25:34.000 time limits,
00:25:34.740 term,
00:25:35.240 or trimester specifications,
00:25:36.780 meaning it permits abortion
00:25:37.900 up and until the point of birth.
00:25:39.440 Additionally,
00:25:40.300 Walls signed
00:25:40.800 Minnesota Senate Bill 2995,
00:25:42.940 repealing several existing laws
00:25:44.320 protecting life.
00:25:45.320 That bill repealed provisions
00:25:46.820 that prohibited coercion
00:25:47.820 into undergoing an abortion
00:25:48.860 or sterilization,
00:25:49.940 as well as the use of public funds
00:25:51.260 for abortion,
00:25:51.980 including for minors in schools.
00:25:53.540 The bill also eliminated
00:25:54.680 any requirement
00:25:55.440 for written patient consent
00:25:56.600 before an abortion,
00:25:57.820 instead requiring only
00:25:58.680 that the abortion
00:25:59.200 be deemed medically necessary
00:26:00.300 by the treating provider.
00:26:01.600 The repeal of informed
00:26:02.460 consent provisions,
00:26:03.400 which previously mandated
00:26:04.380 that women be informed
00:26:05.220 about the medical risks
00:26:06.060 of an abortion,
00:26:06.920 the age of the unborn child,
00:26:08.380 and their rights
00:26:08.860 to state assistance
00:26:09.560 or other paternal child support
00:26:11.020 was also prioritized
00:26:12.400 and enacted by Walls.
00:26:14.220 Since the reversal
00:26:14.940 of the Dobbs v. Jackson
00:26:16.120 Women's Health Organization decision,
00:26:17.840 Minnesota has become
00:26:18.560 a booming abortion factory
00:26:19.820 for women all over the Midwest.
00:26:21.740 The combination
00:26:22.200 of the PRO Act
00:26:22.980 and Senate Bill 2995
00:26:24.200 has made the state
00:26:25.040 a significant provider
00:26:25.880 of abortion services,
00:26:27.200 all pushed by Tim Walls
00:26:28.220 and his government.
00:26:29.160 In addition
00:26:29.520 to his extraordinarily
00:26:30.600 radical abortion policies,
00:26:32.480 Walls has also played
00:26:33.380 a key role
00:26:33.960 in the advancement
00:26:34.560 of left-wing LGBTQ policies
00:26:36.500 throughout his political career.
00:26:37.880 This started with his advocacy
00:26:39.400 of the repeal
00:26:40.000 of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
00:26:40.900 in the military
00:26:41.500 and in 2006 Congressional speech,
00:26:43.680 Walls emphasized
00:26:44.260 sexual orientation
00:26:45.120 did not affect a unit's ability
00:26:46.440 to fulfill its mission.
00:26:47.680 I know how important it is
00:26:48.860 to fill our military
00:26:49.800 with qualified, professional
00:26:51.160 and motivated volunteers.
00:26:52.860 We are blessed in this nation.
00:26:54.240 That's exactly what we have.
00:26:55.900 It's time for us
00:26:56.780 to honor their professionalism
00:26:58.100 and know that they're ready
00:26:59.020 to end this discriminatory practice.
00:27:01.440 Walls was a key player
00:27:02.500 in Congress
00:27:03.060 in passing the Matthew Shepard
00:27:04.280 and James Byrd Jr.
00:27:05.340 Hate Crimes Prevention Act,
00:27:06.520 which expanded the definition
00:27:07.660 of federal hate crimes
00:27:08.520 to include those
00:27:09.300 based on sexual orientation,
00:27:10.720 gender identity and disability.
00:27:12.300 This bill arose
00:27:12.920 out of an implicit accusation
00:27:14.080 that Matthew Shepard
00:27:14.720 was killed
00:27:15.060 due to his sexual orientation,
00:27:16.800 marking the Midwest
00:27:17.580 as a bigoted place,
00:27:19.100 a story since totally debunked
00:27:20.300 by the free press.
00:27:21.220 In a revisit of the case,
00:27:22.180 the article determined
00:27:22.820 the 1998 murder
00:27:23.820 of Matthew Shepard
00:27:24.580 was motivated not
00:27:25.560 by sexual orientation
00:27:26.440 or homophobia,
00:27:27.380 but by drugs and money.
00:27:28.640 In January 2021,
00:27:30.080 Walls signed an executive order
00:27:31.120 to ban conversion therapy.
00:27:33.040 And in March 2023,
00:27:34.320 Walls signed the Trans Refuge
00:27:35.600 and Gender Affirming
00:27:36.580 Healthcare Bill.
00:27:37.880 This bill made Minnesota
00:27:38.720 into a so-called
00:27:39.540 trans-sanctuary state.
00:27:41.460 The bill ensures
00:27:42.080 transgender individuals
00:27:43.060 and their families
00:27:43.600 can access quote-unquote
00:27:44.540 gender-affirming healthcare
00:27:46.040 without any legal repercussions.
00:27:48.520 Walls has been presented
00:27:49.400 by the Harris campaign
00:27:50.300 as America's dad,
00:27:51.700 emphasizing his family-oriented image
00:27:53.220 and Midwestern roots.
00:27:54.240 This portrayal
00:27:54.920 is attempting to serve
00:27:55.880 as a strategic foil
00:27:56.920 to distract from
00:27:57.800 Walls' wild left-wing stances.
00:28:00.080 The campaign highlights
00:28:00.940 his wholesome family life,
00:28:02.040 posting about his kids' achievements
00:28:03.060 and family activities
00:28:03.940 to try and create
00:28:04.780 a sense of authenticity
00:28:05.660 and relatability.
00:28:07.280 That is a false flag.
00:28:08.980 It is not true.
00:28:10.180 It is not Mr. Feeney.
00:28:11.280 It is not Coach Taylor.
00:28:12.420 He is,
00:28:13.040 as he has stated publicly
00:28:14.080 and repeatedly,
00:28:15.060 a wild progressive,
00:28:16.260 a radical,
00:28:17.100 and a liar.
00:28:17.920 Walls' personal background
00:28:18.900 is leveraged
00:28:19.500 to enhance his moderate image.
00:28:21.240 Raised in a small town
00:28:22.020 in Nebraska,
00:28:22.700 his experiences
00:28:23.360 as a high school teacher,
00:28:24.380 football coach,
00:28:24.900 and Army National Guard member
00:28:25.880 paint a picture
00:28:26.560 of somebody deeply connected
00:28:27.640 to traditional American values.
00:28:29.440 It is all political
00:28:30.320 sleight of hand.
00:28:31.220 It's a bad political
00:28:31.940 sleight of hand at that.
00:28:33.360 Arrested for DUI
00:28:34.180 while teacher and assistant coach
00:28:35.220 abandoning his unit in the guard,
00:28:36.720 none of the dad persona
00:28:37.600 really sticks when revealed.
00:28:39.340 In examining Walls' career,
00:28:40.580 it becomes painfully clear
00:28:41.540 his journey
00:28:41.940 from a high school teacher
00:28:42.740 to state governor
00:28:43.280 has been marred
00:28:44.100 by a series of missteps,
00:28:45.380 failures,
00:28:45.940 and a turn toward
00:28:46.520 the radical left.
00:28:47.720 Walls' administration,
00:28:48.980 characterized by indecision
00:28:50.140 and reactive measures,
00:28:51.260 has dragged Minnesota
00:28:52.200 through crisis after crisis,
00:28:53.780 each handled with a lack
00:28:54.880 of foresight
00:28:55.420 or effective leadership.
00:28:56.380 The COVID-19 pandemic
00:28:57.760 saw Walls' draconian
00:28:58.880 lockdown measures
00:28:59.540 cripple small businesses,
00:29:00.800 leading to countless closures
00:29:01.840 and economic hardships.
00:29:02.720 His delayed,
00:29:03.660 disjointed response
00:29:04.520 to the George Floyd riots
00:29:05.500 allowed chaos to reign
00:29:06.480 in Minneapolis,
00:29:07.460 exacerbating tensions
00:29:08.320 and leading to widespread destruction.
00:29:10.360 In the aftermath,
00:29:10.980 his handling of the Derek Chauvin trial
00:29:12.200 did nothing to ensure
00:29:13.040 a fair judicial process,
00:29:14.520 instead contributing
00:29:15.200 to a politically charged atmosphere
00:29:16.880 that undermined public confidence
00:29:18.100 in the justice system.
00:29:19.600 He has left Minnesota
00:29:20.340 more divided than ever,
00:29:21.860 and more people are leaving Minnesota
00:29:23.340 than ever.
00:29:24.320 Here is a chart
00:29:25.180 of people leaving Minnesota.
00:29:27.140 Tim Walls' Minnesota legacy
00:29:28.320 will likely be more
00:29:29.300 about his progressive policies,
00:29:30.720 failures, and controversies
00:29:31.740 than any substantive achievements.
00:29:33.500 His tenure stands
00:29:34.260 as a cautionary tale
00:29:35.120 of how poor leadership
00:29:36.220 and political opportunism
00:29:37.360 can lead to further crisis
00:29:38.780 and complete deletion
00:29:39.900 of public trust.
00:29:41.000 Not a great look
00:29:41.620 for a person seeking higher office.
00:29:43.500 In January 2024,
00:29:44.660 Walls joined many on the left
00:29:45.680 in downplaying concerns
00:29:46.540 about President Joe Biden's
00:29:47.500 mental fitness,
00:29:48.340 dismissing them at the time
00:29:49.360 as ageism.
00:29:50.320 I think he's just doing
00:29:51.360 what he does,
00:29:51.960 and I think it's kind of incumbent
00:29:53.160 upon all of us.
00:29:54.040 Look, my mom's 88,
00:29:55.580 still living on the farm,
00:29:56.680 drives herself.
00:29:58.460 Folks are able to do this,
00:29:59.640 so I think this little bit
00:30:00.460 of ageism that goes to this,
00:30:02.260 if it's not,
00:30:03.060 that would be something else.
00:30:03.860 This stance contradicted
00:30:04.780 pretty much all the evidence,
00:30:06.460 including a Rasmussen report
00:30:07.620 and Heartland Institute poll
00:30:08.620 showing more than 6 in 10 likely voters
00:30:10.420 believed Biden's mental decline
00:30:11.860 posed a national security threat.
00:30:13.440 Walls' dismissal of those concerns
00:30:14.780 further undermined his credibility,
00:30:16.340 especially as the truth
00:30:17.220 about Biden's cognitive challenges
00:30:18.680 became painfully clear
00:30:19.860 to Americans
00:30:20.360 over the course of the summer.
00:30:21.580 In the lead-up to Kamala Harris
00:30:22.580 selecting her running mate,
00:30:23.660 the progressive godfather himself,
00:30:24.940 Bernie Sanders,
00:30:25.660 vocally supported Tim Walls.
00:30:27.180 I'm very impressed by him.
00:30:28.500 I think you have
00:30:29.320 an excellent governor
00:30:30.380 who understands
00:30:31.420 the needs of working families,
00:30:33.460 and I hope very much
00:30:34.380 that the vice president
00:30:35.720 selects a running mate
00:30:37.760 who will speak up
00:30:39.080 and take on
00:30:39.780 powerful corporate interests,
00:30:41.520 and I think Tim Walls
00:30:42.460 is somebody who could do that.
00:30:43.960 Sanders emphasized that Walls,
00:30:45.260 a former teacher
00:30:45.780 and native of rural Nebraska,
00:30:47.140 would be a strong advocate
00:30:48.240 for taking on
00:30:48.880 public corporate interests
00:30:50.160 and representing
00:30:50.900 the working class.
00:30:51.700 That should have been
00:30:52.540 a giant,
00:30:53.540 red,
00:30:54.120 flashing,
00:30:54.740 cautionary signal.
00:30:55.960 Do not pass go.
00:30:57.100 Walls is not a centrist.
00:30:58.680 Walls has ventured
00:30:59.220 as far from his
00:30:59.940 Midwestern traditionalist roots
00:31:01.680 as one can.
00:31:02.600 Governor Walls,
00:31:03.440 are you a progressive
00:31:04.180 or are you a centrist?
00:31:06.140 I'm a progressive.
00:31:07.720 At his debut rally
00:31:08.640 in Philadelphia
00:31:09.220 as Kamala's new VP pick,
00:31:11.240 he passed in another opportunity
00:31:12.360 to call J.D. Vance,
00:31:13.400 the Republican vice
00:31:14.040 presidential nominee,
00:31:15.220 weird.
00:31:15.520 You know it,
00:31:16.520 you feel it.
00:31:17.440 These guys are creepy
00:31:18.500 and yes,
00:31:19.220 just weird as hell.
00:31:20.220 That's what you see.
00:31:21.580 That's what you see.
00:31:23.580 Which has been parroted
00:31:24.280 by Democrats
00:31:24.820 and the media establishment,
00:31:26.120 but I repeat myself,
00:31:27.040 for weeks.
00:31:27.620 Yeah, it's not,
00:31:28.140 I mean,
00:31:28.280 it's quite weird.
00:31:28.980 Just plain weird.
00:31:29.940 Just plain weird.
00:31:31.300 Really weird.
00:31:32.080 He's such a weirdo.
00:31:32.880 They're weird.
00:31:33.420 They are weird.
00:31:34.520 Republicans just being weird.
00:31:35.800 He said a lot of things
00:31:36.720 that are weird.
00:31:37.480 Just plain weird.
00:31:38.980 Walls is the person
00:31:39.660 who popularized the term weird
00:31:41.180 to refer to Republicans
00:31:41.980 in an interview
00:31:42.800 with Morning Joe.
00:31:43.760 After the assassination
00:31:44.520 attempt on President Trump,
00:31:45.880 caused in large part
00:31:46.800 by inflammatory rhetoric
00:31:47.720 of the left,
00:31:48.480 the Democrats found
00:31:49.100 themselves backfooted.
00:31:50.240 They needed a new strategy,
00:31:51.580 one less incendiary
00:31:52.400 but still critical.
00:31:53.500 Enter Tim Walls.
00:31:54.580 These are weird people
00:31:55.540 on the other side.
00:31:56.280 They want to take books away.
00:31:57.620 They want to be
00:31:58.080 in your exam room.
00:31:58.940 That's what it comes down to.
00:32:00.560 And don't, you know,
00:32:01.200 get sugarcoating this.
00:32:02.460 These are weird ideas.
00:32:03.600 Listen to them speak.
00:32:04.540 Listen to how they talk
00:32:05.180 about things.
00:32:05.900 Walls introduced the term weird
00:32:07.020 as a viral trend
00:32:07.800 to describe Republican Party
00:32:09.220 behavior policies and players.
00:32:10.500 The strange move was aimed
00:32:11.740 at appealing to younger generations,
00:32:13.300 especially Gen Z.
00:32:14.460 But this was a rather ironic choice
00:32:15.920 considering the long line
00:32:16.900 of strange and extreme actors
00:32:18.060 within his own party.
00:32:19.060 The truth is that nothing
00:32:19.820 is weirder than the current
00:32:20.940 Democratic Party.
00:32:21.860 It's key players.
00:32:22.640 It's policies.
00:32:23.480 It's followers.
00:32:24.400 Considering the alternatives,
00:32:25.500 Tim Walls is a perplexing choice
00:32:27.020 as running mate
00:32:27.920 for Kamala Harris.
00:32:28.920 In fact, the choice
00:32:29.440 is so perplexing
00:32:30.320 it raises some weird questions
00:32:31.620 about discrimination
00:32:32.340 in the selection process.
00:32:34.260 The frontrunner originally
00:32:35.320 for that VP nod
00:32:36.320 was Pennsylvania Governor
00:32:37.220 Josh Shapiro,
00:32:38.140 an extremely popular figure
00:32:39.480 in a swing state
00:32:40.360 62% approval rating.
00:32:42.180 Shapiro happens to be,
00:32:43.740 however, openly pro-Israel
00:32:45.140 and Jewish.
00:32:47.040 Kamala Harris could not
00:32:47.800 have that on the ticket
00:32:48.580 as she seeks to win over
00:32:49.860 the pro-Hamas radicals
00:32:51.260 in her base.
00:32:52.080 All of those radicals,
00:32:52.960 by the way,
00:32:53.260 were ecstatic about the Walls pick
00:32:54.520 for good reason.
00:32:55.240 It's Walls, baby!
00:32:56.460 Let's go!
00:32:57.560 High school teachers,
00:32:58.620 stand up!
00:32:59.280 He comes from a rural state.
00:33:01.300 He has been a champion
00:33:02.380 of the working class.
00:33:03.720 He's passed some
00:33:04.320 very good legislation.
00:33:05.520 He's a wonderful person,
00:33:08.300 just normal,
00:33:09.300 lovely,
00:33:10.040 wonderful guy.
00:33:11.480 Walls' selection
00:33:12.120 amplifies Kamala Harris'
00:33:13.620 own radicalism.
00:33:14.640 His own record
00:33:15.140 is riddled with flaws,
00:33:16.300 question marks,
00:33:17.060 history of flip-flopping,
00:33:18.040 poor decision-making,
00:33:18.840 ineffective leadership.
00:33:19.840 Rather than strengthening
00:33:20.660 the Democratic ticket,
00:33:21.800 Walls' presence bolsters
00:33:22.880 the Trump-Van's campaign
00:33:24.020 as the cracks in the
00:33:24.940 Harris-Walls team
00:33:25.520 are already beginning to show.
00:33:27.080 This is, without a doubt,
00:33:28.340 the most left-wing ticket
00:33:29.640 to ever enter
00:33:30.500 a presidential race.
00:33:31.420 The ideological extremity
00:33:33.380 of this ticket
00:33:34.120 will alienate moderate
00:33:35.300 and independent voters,
00:33:36.680 paving the way
00:33:37.140 for a Republican victory
00:33:37.940 in the fall.