Walz: "There's a whole lot of Republicans who for whatever reason cannot find their spine"

[highplainsdem]

Walz: "There's a whole lot of Republicans who for whatever reason cannot find their spine, but they might find the ability to know they're not gonna win another election as long as they live unless they stand up for what's right, the rule of law, and human decency."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-24T19:45:31.847Z

[leftstreet]

1. Why is he making this political?

Right now, no one fucking cares how we got here

Just make it stop

[Buckeyeblue]

2. It is political though. There is no way to remove politics from this mess

But I think Waltz needs to take more action. I've made other posts about using state and local police, along with the MN guard to swarm ICE wherever they go to protect/help those who ICE is targeting and to make sure protesters stay unharmed.

[Zorro]

3. They aren't spineless

Republicans approve of what's going on.

[zorbasd]

4. The fascists in DC are

directly challenging the authority and legitimacy of Gov. Waltz and the Mayor.
They want to make an example of them, make them look weak, and themselves powerfully strong.