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Rhiannon12866

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Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:10 AM 9 hrs ago

Lawrence: And so it has come to a Democratic governor asking Trump not to attack his state - The Last Word - MS NOW



Donald Trump has once again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act. Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz responded to Donald Trump’s threat to send troops to his state with a direct appeal, asking him not to attack his state.

As MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell says, “None of this was possible in America until Donald Trump became president of the United States.” - Aired on 01/15/2026.

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Lawrence: And so it has come to a Democratic governor asking Trump not to attack his state - The Last Word - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago OP
The entire government will need a thorough 'cleansing' pfitz59 9 hrs ago #1
And a complete restoration from the bottom up. How many agencies and positions did he get rid of?? Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago #2

Rhiannon12866

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2. And a complete restoration from the bottom up. How many agencies and positions did he get rid of??
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:34 AM
9 hrs ago

I'm guessing that it'll take years to return to the Democratic Republic that the Founding Fathers started...

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