Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota found himself abruptly exiting a livestream intended to bolster his ongoing critique of ICE, Donald Trump, and Kristi Noem, as technical difficulties spiraled into an embarrassing disruption. The snafu forced Walz to abandon his speech, which was meant to rally support for his anti-ICE stance amid growing tensions.

The governor, who recently withdrew from his re-election campaign shadowed by the Somali daycare fraud scandal, had been urging Minnesotans to compile a database documenting alleged ICE misconduct. His call to action coincided with yet another incident involving ICE in Minneapolis, adding urgency to his message.

“Tonight, let me say once again to Donald Trump and Kristi Noem: End this occupation. You’ve done enough,” Walz tried to declare, his words aimed at addressing the ongoing unrest.

Yet, his speech was marred by a persistent echo that made it challenging for viewers to follow his message. Despite the audio issues, Walz attempted to outline “four critical things” for the residents, as the media spotlight intensified on the shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

“First: Donald Trump wants this chaos, he wants confusion and yes, he wants more violence on our street. We can’t give him what he wants. We must protest loudly, urgently, but also peacefully,” Walz stated, although the echo continued to interfere with the clarity of his speech.

The technical glitch reached its peak when the original audio was entirely replaced by the echo, leaving the former vice-presidential nominee’s message distorted and difficult to comprehend on the livestream.

The White House Rapid Response team ripped the fiasco, referring to him by the derisive nickname ‘Tampon Tim.’

‘Tampon is currently attempting to do a live, highly produced statewide address to condemn the enforcement of our immigration laws in Minnesota… but it’s not going so well. You’re a loser, @GovTimWalz — and you always will be. Just resign in disgrace, you buffoon.’

Lame duck Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had to bail out on a livestream meant to continue his anti-ICE message against Donald Trump and Kristi Noem due to technical issues

Walz said Trump ‘wants this chaos, he wants confusion and yes, he wants more violence on our street’

Afterward, the governor’s office deleted the original video from YouTube. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to a spokesperson for Governor Walz for comment. 

At one point in the speech, Walz pleaded: ‘Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity but to bank evidence for future prosecution.’

His comments come the same night as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot a shovel-wielding assailant in the leg after he was ‘ambushed’ during ongoing ICE operations in Minneapolis. 

DHS Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Mail in a statement that Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey were to blame for the shooting. 

‘This attack on another brave member of law enforcement took place while Minnesota’s top leaders, Governor Walz and Mayor Frey, are actively encouraging an organized resistance to ICE and federal law enforcement officers,’ she said. 

‘Their hateful rhetoric and resistance against men and women who are simply trying to do their jobs must end. Federal law enforcement officers are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest criminals and lawbreakers.’

The shooting comes amid civil unrest in Minnesota following the death of mother-of-three Renee Nicole Good last week.

The White House Rapid Response team ripped the fiasco, referring to him by the derisive nickname ‘Tampon Tim.’

Afterward, the governor’s office deleted the original video from YouTube

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has allegedly opened fire after being ‘attacked with a shovel’ by an assailant in Minneapolis

Officials have since confirmed the agent shot a Venezuelan illegal migrant who had tried to attack him as they conducted an arrest operation on Wednesday night.

The target was shot in the leg and remains in a stable condition in hospital. Two of his accomplices are in police custody, and the agent involved was also taken to hospital after he was violently set upon by the trio. 

Law enforcement officers wearing gas masks were using tear gas and flash bangs on protesters at the scene, just 4.5 miles north of where Good was shot, in an effort to control the crowds. 

At least one ambulance was seen leaving the area as crowds gathered nearby and local authorities joined federal agents.

The incident took place about 6.50pm local time as federal law enforcement officers conducted ‘a targeted traffic stop in Minneapolis of an illegal alien from Venezuela.’

The criminal had allegedly been ‘released into the country’ by former president Joe Biden in 2022.

‘In an attempt to evade arrest, the subject fled the scene in his vehicle and crashed into a parked car. The subject then fled on foot,’ McLaughlin said.

‘The law enforcement officer caught up to the subject on foot and attempted to apprehend him when the subject began to resist and violently assault the officer.’

Tensions reached fever pitch after Good’s death last week, with classes canceled at public schools in the region as protesters took to the streets to challenge the Trump administration 

The ICE agent who shot Good dead was identified as Jon Ross (pictured) 

During the melee, two more people ‘came out of a nearby apartment and also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle. 

‘As the officer was being ambushed and attacked by the two individuals, the original subject got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broom stick.’

Authorities said the person who was shot in the leg was the initial subject of the targeted traffic stop. 

‘The attacked officer and subject are both in the hospital. Both attackers are in custody.’

Good, a 37-year-old mother-of-three, was shot three times in the face by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week after she ignored demands to get out of her car, reversed it and tried to drive off during a protest. 

Witnesses said Good and her wife, Rebecca, were acting as legal observers and filming the protest.  

Renee was seen in surveillance footage apparently blocking the road with her SUV for four minutes before she was killed.

Almost immediately after the shooting, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described Good’s actions as ‘an act of domestic terrorism’ as she defended Ross as an experienced law enforcement professional who followed his training.

She claimed he shot Good after he believed she was trying to run him or other agents over with her vehicle.

Volatile anti-ICE protests erupted from New York to Texas to California in the wake of Good’s death and the Trump administration’s defense of the shooter, triggering arrests and mounting fears of nationwide unrest.

In Austin, Texas, at least five protesters were arrested at the weekend, while hundreds of demonstrators flooded downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night, prompting police to issue dispersal orders and form skirmish lines outside federal facilities.

In Minneapolis, where Good was killed, thousands marched from Powderhorn Park to Lake Street, chanting her name through immigrant neighborhoods. 

Mayor Jacob Frey said most protests had remained peaceful although 29 were arrested on Friday night for vandalizing property.