President Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz just pulled off something the professional outrage class did not see coming, cooperation. After weeks of media-fueled drama over federal immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, President Trump announced Monday that Walz personally called him to work together on the situation in Minnesota. Yes, that Tim Walz, the same Democratic governor who has spent years pretending federal immigration law is some sort of optional suggestion.
According to President Trump, the call went surprisingly well. He described it as “a very good call,” noting that the two were “on a similar wavelength” about how to handle the surge of federal immigration agents deployed under Operation Metro Surge. That alone is enough to give cable news producers heartburn. Conflict sells, solutions do not.
President Trump made it clear that the mission remains focused on criminals, not political theater. He announced he would send Tom Homan, the federal border czar, to Minnesota to oversee operations. Trump explained the goal plainly, identifying “any and all Criminals that they have in their possession.” No word salad, no academic panels, just law enforcement doing its job.
Walz, according to Trump, “very respectfully” understood that point and was even pleased that Homan would be coming to Minnesota. That is a notable shift from earlier posturing, when state officials complained loudly about thousands of federal agents arriving in Minneapolis. Those complaints coincided with protests, legal challenges, and the usual lectures about local control.
Meanwhile, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was in court Monday trying to limit federal enforcement actions, because nothing says public safety like suing the people arresting criminals. The contrast could not be clearer. The governor is picking up the phone, while his attorney general is racing to a courtroom microphone.
President Trump also reminded everyone why this strategy matters. He pointed to major drops in crime in cities like Washington, D.C., Memphis, and New Orleans after federal task forces stepped in. Even in Minnesota, Trump noted, crime is already down, and both he and Walz want to push it lower. That is the part critics never like to discuss, results.
The debate has been inflamed by real violence, including the January 24 shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by a U.S. Border Patrol agent during an enforcement clash in south Minneapolis. The incident sparked nationwide outrage, competing narratives, and endless speculation, but it also underscored why law enforcement presence exists in the first place.
What stands out here is not the noise, but the shift. A Democratic governor called President Trump to cooperate, not to grandstand. The president responded by sending one of his most effective enforcement leaders. For all the shouting about authority and optics, this is what governing actually looks like. Less lecturing, more action, and criminals being the ones who lose sleep at night.
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