Minnesota Nice? Rep. Tom Emmer Goes After Gov. Tim Walz in NOTUS Interview

The No. 3 House Republican called his governor “a complete incompetent” and claimed Tim Walz “lies with conviction.”

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Rep. Tom Emmer is seen during a press conference on Capitol Hill. Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP

With reconciliation still in the air, and a rescission vote in the House on Thursday that’s expected to be close, you may think House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is most focused on those legislative items. But during an interview with NOTUS on Wednesday, Emmer was fixated on something else: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Walz is due to testify on “sanctuary state” immigration policies before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday — along with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker — and while Emmer won’t be asking his fellow Minnesotan questions at the hearing, he has plenty of thoughts about Walz.

“Minnesotans did not create passive-aggressive behavior. We perfected it,” Emmer told NOTUS. “I don’t think Tim and I need to worry about passive-aggressive behavior. He doesn’t much care for me, and I’m not a big fan.”