GOP candidate pulled out of the race in MN, citing concern for how MN is being treated by ICE

At least they have integrity, I dislike GOP politics but they did the right thing and that tells me something. Said that he supported ice efforts originally but doesn't now as he dislike the toxicity of what he's seeing. Also stated that GOP cruelty has made election impossible.

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ElwoodBlues · M Best Comment

@LegendofPeza Yep, Chris Madel was providing legal support to Renee Nicole Good's killer. None of the statements say he has dropped that support, but his tone suggests he might have trouble continuing that support.

@SatanBurger According to the video, Chris Madel is the GOP candidate quitting the race (the speech rec in the video misspelled his name).

Many networks have it; this is from the PBS report.

Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel, a Minneapolis attorney who provided legal support to the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good, ended his GOP campaign in a surprise video announcement Monday.

Madel called the recent immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities an "unmitigated disaster."

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"I cannot support the national Republicans' stated retribution on the citizens of our state," Madel said. "Nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/minnesota-gop-candidate-drops-out-of-gubernatorial-race-saying-he-cant-support-retribution-by-republicans

These quotes are from the Fox News report:

"I support the originally stated goals of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Operation Metro Surge in locating and deporting the worst of the worst from our state," Madel said.

But he argued, "Operation Metro Surge has expanded far beyond its stated focus on true public safety threats. United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That’s wrong."

While he praised a number of Trump's achievements so far in the president's second term in the White House, Madel claimed that the massive deployment of a couple of thousand federal immigration agents to Minnesota "has been an unmitigated disaster."

"At the end of the day, I have to look my daughters in the eye and tell them I believe I did what was right. And I am doing that today," he added.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@ElwoodBlues Yeah I mean as a GOP person it's likely he sees the shooting as warranted, he's wrong of course and I hope he loses. But he didn't say what he thought about the second recent shooting of the nurse and there's a lot of other stuff. While he likely sees the ice shooting of Renee as warranted, he could also think that a lot of other stuff is unwarranted so good point there.

I'm glad he did the right thing though, I still don't agree with his politics and I hope he loses in court when he represents that fascist but I am also glad that he is calling it out. It's important to voice doubts and is in good faith I believe, even if I don't agree with his views.