Republicans called Democratic governors to Congress on Thursday to question them over their “sanctuary” policies. The governors came ready to play offense.
While Republican House members framed the hearing around crime and support for police, Governors JB Pritzker of Illinois, Tim Walz of Minnesota and Kathy Hochul of New York tried to make the hearing about President Donald Trump.
“I’m disappointed at a crucial inflection point in our nation’s history, Congress is choosing to spend its time trying to cast blame on states like Minnesota that had no hand in creating this crisis,” Walz said. “We should all be able to agree on a few principles: that everyone in America deserves due process, and that we live in a free country where people should not be locked up for exercising their basic constitutional rights.”