BREAKING: Gov. Walz To Meet With Homan, Doesn't Know Who Killed Pretti The Bulwark Podcast

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Jan 27, 2026 The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller
In a special bonus episode of The Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller speaks with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about the federal response to protests in Minneapolis, his conversation with President Trump, Tom Homan replacing Greg Bovino, the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and why Walz says accountability and transparency are still missing.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:19 Walz on the assault in Minnesota
03:06 Organized protest and federal response
05:00 Demands for accountability and investigation
06:00 Who killed Alex Pretti?
08:22 Masked agents and the need for transparency
09:23 National Guard vs federal tactics
11:18 Trauma in Minnesota after political violence
12:34 Walz’s call with President Trump
14:14 Immigration enforcement and local law enforcement
16:26 JD Vance, misinformation, and bad faith politics
19:09 Policing and public trust
21:08 Remembering Alex Pretti and Rene Good
22:53 Closing

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1. Whoever coached Walz for the debate did a piss-poor job. He had it right when he said the other side is weird. This is

actually one of the smart political things he said that got him on the ticket in the first place. Then they neutered him, for whatever reason. Put one of the most decent people in politics up against him to represent JD Vance - Pete Buttitieg. What a ridiculous casting.

He should have never debated JD Vance directly. He should have debated Project 2025 only. If Vance said he had nothing to do with it, he shoulda noted that his name is all over the front of the thing. What kind of person has their name all over something and doesn't know a thing about it.

OK, they talk about many other meaningful things here. Well worth listening. I like Governor Walz. I was pleased when he was chosen. What I don't like is Democrats playing weak and losing. Do you know that FDR and his policies were so formidable that not only did he win four terms but the Senate and Democrats belonged both of them almost exclusively to the Democrats for almost 50 years?

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jun/25/control-house-and-senate-1900/