Tim Walz says people are using ‘the R-word’ while driving by his house

Published December 4, 2025 6:16pm ET



Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) said that people are exhibiting “shameful” behavior while driving by his house after President Donald Trump issued a statement against the governor.

Trump called Walz “seriously retarded” while criticizing how immigration has affected the United States in a lengthy X post, citing Minnesota’s influx of Somali refugees as an example. Walz said on Thursday that Republicans need to be asked if they’re OK with the president referring to Minnesota as “a hellhole,” which Walz then said is “unfactually untrue,” during Minnesota’s state budget and economic forecast presentation.

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