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Jesse Ventura Urges Minnesota to Consider Joining Canada

He cast the proposal as a protest against federal immigration operations in Minnesota.

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Former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura speaking about his book "They Killed Our President" October 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. Ventura, who is considering a long-shot independent run for the White House, said he would immediately clear the intelligence leakers Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden if elected. Ventura, who served as governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003 and is an avid proponent of conspiracy theories, said it was "wonderful" for individuals within government to expose abuses. Ventura's book "They Killed Our President," alleges that the 1963 Kennedy assassination was a conspiracy in reaction to his efforts to reduce war. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2012 file photo, former Minnesota Gov. Jessie Ventura speaks at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., in support of Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson prior to an address by Johnson. A judge on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, allowed Ventura's defamation lawsuit against the widow of slain "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle to go to trial. Ventura alleges Kyle, considered to be the deadliest sniper in American history, defamed him in his best-selling book. In it, Kyle claimed he punched someone named "Scruff Face," whom he later identified as Ventura, in a 2006 bar fight. Ventura says the fight never happened. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Overview

  • Ventura made the remarks on the SpinSisters podcast, saying officials should ask Canada if it would accept Minnesota.
  • Reporting notes such a move is effectively impossible without approval from Congress or by force.
  • The former governor framed the idea as a response to President Donald Trump, whom he accused of disliking Minnesota and dividing the country.
  • He tied his comments to tensions over recent federal immigration enforcement and ongoing protests in Minneapolis.
  • No formal steps toward secession have been taken, though Ventura has teased a possible return to state politics.