Tim Walz Fears a Fort Sumter Moment in Minneapolis
January 29, 2026
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25:59Now PlayingTim Walz Fears a Fort Sumter Moment in Minneapolis
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as posted by the channelThe Minnesota governor warns of a national unraveling and shares the view from his state.
“ The way you win this is through nonviolence, that you cannot do violence,” Governor Tim Walz told the Atlantic staff writer Isaac StanleyBecker in Minneapolis on Wednesday () . “And I know my constituents are mad at me for saying that. They’re shooting us. They’re killing us. They’re beating us. They’re taking our children. But you see what’s happening now. For all that power and all that cruelty, they are retreating massively. Now, I believe they’ll only retreat far enough to get to the next day or the next news cycle. But again, they underestimated this state, and I think they’re underestimating the American people. I’m still baffledif you were gonna pick two states to mess with, Maine and Minnesota, especially in the middle of winter, not smart.”
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