Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the briefing room at the White House on Jan. 8, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
"Mr. President, Minnesota invites you to see our values in action. Come see how communities from all walks of life are working together, and how the spirit of this state refuses to be defined by division or fear," Walz wrote in a statement shared on X on Tuesday.
"I invite you to join me, and others in our community, to help restore calm and order and reaffirm that true public safety comes from shared purpose, trust, and respect," Walz added.
Walz and other prominent Minnesota Democrats, including state Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, were served Tuesday with subpoenas from the Justice Department over an alleged conspiracy to obstruct or impede federal law enforcement during ongoing ICE operations.
Protesters gather in front of the Minnesota State Capitol in response to the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (Abbie Parr/AP)
And at a White House news briefing earlier this month, the vice president claimed that Good had been "brainwashed," and argued that the Minneapolis mother of three had links to a "broader, left-wing network."
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The vice president was previously in Minnesota in September, in the wake of a mass shooting at a Minneapolis-area Catholic Church.
Vance is expected to stop earlier on Thursday in his home state of Ohio. The vice president's office announced that Vance would travel to an industrial shipping facility in Toledo to deliver remarks about the administration's efforts to lower prices.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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