Overview
- Ventura visited Roosevelt High School, praised students and staff who confronted federal agents, and labeled President Donald Trump a "draft-dodging coward."
- DHS says an ICE agent shot 37-year-old U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good in self-defense during Minneapolis operations, a claim disputed by local officials as reviews proceed.
- Video from Roosevelt High School shows a federal officer deploying a chemical irritant during a confrontation; DHS describes the response as targeted crowd control and says no tear gas was used.
- Ventura called the United States a "third-world country" under current federal deployments and argued the tactics violate constitutional principles.
- With Governor Tim Walz not seeking reelection, Ventura hinted he may enter the open gubernatorial race as protests and political fallout continue in Minnesota.