In the latest twist from the land of 10,000 lakes, Minnesota leaders are shaking their fists at President Trump, demanding hefty federal dollars to cover what they believe are damages caused by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in their fair state. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz have quite the gall, asking for a whopping $23 million to cover economic impacts from just one frosty month of January. Apparently, the tally for direct financial assistance aligns with their tale of woe about ICE-induced disorders.
One might take a moment to marvel at the irony. Have these leaders suddenly discovered the concept of fiscal responsibility? While they were busy hosting the grand theater of resistance and obstruction against ICE and law enforcement, taxpayer dollars evaporated like snow on a sunny Minnesota morning. Yet, now they are crying foul, pointing fingers, and presenting an invoice. One wonders if they are secretly fans of irony, given their impassioned cries for fiscal help in the aftermath of their own anti-police, pro-chaos policies.
It’s particularly amusing that just as the Operation Metro Surge concludes, they don’t offer any thank you cards for the 4,000 criminal aliens magically removed from their state, making Minnesota a slightly safer place. Those numbers represent potential murderers, rapists, and other unsavory characters that local leaders were presumably too busy to deal with while pondering the myriad ways to make ICE’s job impossible. It’s indeed puzzling why they aren’t publicly applauding the crime reduction that these federal efforts have achieved.
Moreover, the record reveals a curious silence when asked where all the financial accountability went when billions were apparently mismanaged or disappeared under their not-so-watchful eyes. But hey, if they find their state coffers suddenly lighter than a pancake breakfast at a church fundraiser, maybe they should consider ransacking some local learning centers, rumored to be bursting at the seams with available cash. Perhaps these cries for federal compensation serve as a great distraction from their internal financial missteps.
In the end, while Frey and Walz compose their indignant invoices to Washington, more Minnesota parents can tuck their children into bed at night with fewer worries about neighborhoods plagued by crime. It seems some unforeseen side effects of law enforcement do come with benefits – shocking as that may be to some. Nonetheless, it’s doubtful these Minnesotan leaders will ever be satisfied with the actions taken under the current administration. This latest episode is merely another chapter of their endless quest to poke holes in any basket they don’t weave themselves.
