In an interview with The New Yorker magazine, the second-term DFL governor also accused President Donald Trump of “building an authoritarian government.”

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election last year, said he will not seek a spot in the U.S. Senate, according to his spokesperson on Wednesday.

Minnesota Senate Republican leaders demand an apology from Gov. Tim Walz for a comment he made that was caught on tape saying that the country is being "stolen by fascists and Nazis."Senate GOP leaders called his words outrageous and insulting to the millions of Americans who elected Republicans to office.