Minnesota Governor hopes to criticize Walz for his “buffet” approach to the rule of law
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Knight criticized his state’s sanctuary policies, saying, “The law is not a buffet table where you can just pick and choose which laws you’re going to apply today and which laws you’re going to ignore.”
He added: “The rule of law is important.”
Knight, a 20-year Navy veteran and former manufacturing CEO, is one of nearly a dozen candidates vying for the CEO job Republican Party nomination To succeed Walz in the Minnesota Governor’s Mansion.
Left: Patrick Knight, a Navy veteran and former manufacturing CEO, who is running as a Republican for governor of Minnesota. Right: Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz. (Courtesy of Patrick Knight for Governor’s Campaign: Jerry Holt/Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
His decision to run comes at a time when the state is reeling from its recent exposure huge fraud scandal, Involving government programs, which are believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. The fraud crisis, which saw significant involvement from Minnesota’s Somali immigrant community, led to a federal anti-immigration crackdown that in turn led to widespread unrest. Two anti-ICE activists, Renee Judd and Alex Peretti, both 37, were killed by ICE officers during encounters with law enforcement.
Speaking about these deaths, Knight said: “The loss of any life is tragic, and there must be a full and transparent investigation with both state and federal involvement and let the facts drive accountability.”
Knight went on to say that the people of Minnesota have long been “the ones picking up the pieces” left by irresponsible state and local leadership.
He added: “Things could have been easier as they are in other states.” “When the Federal Government, in a reasonable manner, Enforces immigration law The city and state cooperate, and then it works. “It’s when egos get involved and political theatrics get involved that things get out of hand.”
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Knight served in the Marine Corps for more than 20 years, including a stint as a trial attorney and later as an infantry officer deployed to the Middle East. He retired in 2006 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. (Patrick Knight for Governor’s Campaign)
“When Governor Walz testified before Congress, he explicitly stated that he would do so, and that the state would cooperate with ICE. Two weeks later, he was at the University of Minnesota Law School graduation ceremony where he called ICE a ‘modern Gestapo.’
He linked this to a broader pattern of Walz and other Minnesota politicians prioritizing politics over the people, saying: “Minnesota is collapsing over fundamentals.”
“We are on the wrong path on all, not just some, of all the fundamentals. Crime, education, the economy, affordability, not to mention good governance,” he said. “For the last six years, we’ve just been the center of political theater. We can’t escape it, and I think Minnesotans are tired of it, and I certainly am, and we need to just focus on fixing the basics, the fundamentals.”
Knight builds his platform around a five-point plan that he jokingly calls the “big, beautiful, basic, boring” plan that focuses on the economy, affordability, education, the rule of law, and building a leaner, more efficient state government.
A man walks in front of the Minnesota State Capitol at sunset in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturin/Getty Images)
His argument is that the North Star State has lost its way and now needs to move away from sensationalizing the current political climate to focus on fundamentals and ending fraud.
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“It’s a cultural issue that needs to change, and it starts at the top.”
“I’d say it’s a simple solution,” Knight concluded. “Get a strong and competent ruler.”
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