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Tim Walz

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Tim Walz is an American politician serving as the 41st governor of Minnesota since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. During his time in Congress, Walz focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, education, and healthcare, advocating for policies that support working families and rural communities.

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May 16, 2025

Every single day, the president of the United States finds new ways to trample rights and undermine the rule of law.

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May 16, 2025

It's a flagrant betrayal of the oath they took as lawyers.

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May 16, 2025

This is what the crumbling of rule of law looks like in real time. And it's exactly what the founders of this nation feared: A tyrant, abusing power to persecute scapegoats and enemies.

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May 11, 2025

It blew me away when he said 'I'm going to become good at volleyball,' and he did it.

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May 11, 2025

Here's the thing that's so encouraging about human nature, the vast majority of people had [a positive reaction] no matter the politics.

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Apr 28, 2025

We need to move as aggressively and as fast as Donald Trump has moved with our progressive policies.

cnn.com
Apr 25, 2025

This is not like running the car out of gas, and you can put gas back in it and it will take off again; this is like running the car out of oil.

nbcnews.com
Mar 27, 2025

The Democratic Party is unified — they’re unified in being pissed off at the Democrats.

vox.com
Mar 23, 2025

You know where DOGE should take a closer look? Trump's Cabinet. None of the 83,000 caregivers Trump fired from the VA leaked classified information.

commondreams.org
Mar 12, 2025

I will do anything possible to make sure that we win in ‘28. I do not need to be on that ticket.

cnn.com
Mar 12, 2025

I’m going to tell them that it doesn’t have to be this way.

cnn.com
Mar 12, 2025

I always feared that they would become apathetic after this last election and just check out, but they are not doing that.

cnn.com
Mar 12, 2025

There was just a primal scream of folks recognizing what’s going on with the Trump administration, their authoritarian tendencies, and what they viewed was a lack of a proper response from their representatives.

cnn.com
Mar 12, 2025

I’m a catalyst to provide them a megaphone to lift up their voice.

cnn.com
Mar 11, 2025

Saying she fired half the people but only the bad ones.

usatoday.com
Mar 11, 2025

If you just saw in a classroom surrounded by second graders, eager to learn, surrounded by professionals who have dedicated their life and their education to being there for our children and also understanding the science of learning as to…

cbsnews.com
Mar 11, 2025

The states can’t totally backfill everything, certainly on education.

nbcnews.com
Mar 11, 2025

Yes, you spend money here [Department of Education], because this is our future.

cbsnews.com
Mar 11, 2025

Linda McMahon might be the most unqualified person to ever speak about public schools in this nation’s history.

usatoday.com
Mar 11, 2025

Our core mission, as we talk about in schools, is to make sure that every child gets the opportunity to learn. It's in our constitution in Minnesota.

cbsnews.com
Mar 10, 2025

The first victims of Trump’s trade war? Minnesotans struggling to pay their skyrocketing electric bill.

usatoday.com
Mar 10, 2025

Minnesota cannot afford Trump’s billionaire-run economy. We have to put a stop to this madness.

usatoday.com
Mar 9, 2025

I think it’s the people who are out there. I think it’s the working class.

vox.com
Mar 9, 2025

The road to authoritarianism is littered with people saying, 'You’re overreacting.'

vox.com
Mar 9, 2025

We protect the most vulnerable. We protect our gains.

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