The former Governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura, spoke with local news after visiting his high school alma mater in Minneapolis, and is piping mad over ICE deportations and the fatal shooting of a menacing protester.
He invoked the Constitution several times during his tirade, claiming that the Trump administration is ignoring it for snatching people off the streets, while he completely ignored the growing evidence of widespread fraud perpetrated by foreign-born bad actors in his state and beyond.
Ventura also thought that he might be the answer to Minnesota’s many problems.
“Maybe, it’s time for Jessee — only did one term. I’m owed a second,” he glared.
Oh, really? That doesn’t sound very Constitution-y.
Jesse Ventura shared his thoughts about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis and a confrontation between ICE officers and staff at Roosevelt High School on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/QWML36MY3H
— FOX 9 (@FOX9) January 8, 2026
He also said the United States has become a “third-world country” due to the Trump administration’s federal law enforcement actions within cities throughout the U.S.
Many conservatives, however, would argue that Minneapolis is looking and acting more like a third-world country due to its own regressive policies.
🚨 BREAKING: Minneapolis Public Schools just CANCELLED all in person classes due to leftist PROTESTS and RIOTS, switching to virtual learning until Feb. 12!
Too dangerous for kids to even go to school because of radical anarchist mobs!
Third world country SHlT.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 9, 2026
He also argued that Minnesota can take care of itself.
But that certainly doesn’t seem to be the case, and plenty of X users slammed Ventura for his out-of-touch take:
He says “we are a country of laws”, but forgets to mention that ICE is here to arrest illegal immigrants in the country illegally. What about those laws, grandpa?
— The Friar of Frogtown 🇺🇲 👍✌️ (@tsn_says) January 9, 2026
The Ventura who hosted Conspiracy Theory and hated the political establishment is indistinguishable from your average Boomer Democrat now.
He even supports Tim Walz, the most corrupt and stupid Democrat to ever be governor.
Legit painful to see.
— NorthStarRight (@NorthStarRight) January 8, 2026
Sounds like he needs a refresher on immigration law. Maybe they don’t cover that in his asylum. Glad to see he was able to get a furlough.
— Lee Stetson🇺🇸⚓#🟦 (@flankspeed_) January 8, 2026
The fact that we’re now a third world country is literally because of politicians like him that supported mass migration lmao
— Dissident West (@dissidentwest) January 9, 2026
A better than good argument can be made that Minnesota HASN’T been the same since he was Governor
— The Win Doctor (@Windoctorrx) January 8, 2026
Excellent point.
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