Overview
- Discussing his 2024 debate showing, Walz said his arguments are stronger now and criticized Vance’s claim tying immigration to housing costs as “a crazy thing.”
- Reporting characterized the phrase as rhetorical, with Walz indicating he meant he would outperform Vance verbally on a debate stage.
- The interview coincided with heightened unrest over immigration operations in Minnesota, including protests and two deaths reported during federal actions.
- Walz met border chief Tom Homan, who called the meeting productive while noting disagreements, after calls from President Trump to cool tensions with state and city leaders.
- The Daily Caller reported that the DOJ is investigating Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged obstruction of immigration enforcement, a claim not independently confirmed in the other coverage.