Walz says Trump administration is ghosting states, leaving governments vulnerable
Source: Nebraska Examiner
By: Michelle Griffith - June 6, 2025 8:25 am
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday said that communication between states and the federal government under the second Trump administration “is nonexistent,” opening the door to catastrophe in the case of a natural disaster or other emergency.
Walz, during an interview with Reformer editor Patrick Coolican at a States Newsroom conference in Minneapolis, said that the Trump administration is unprepared for the next disaster — like another global pandemic — and that leaves states particularly vulnerable.
“The flow of information has been disrupted between the states and the federal government, and we just can’t get answers … No one is allowed to talk to us, and that’s really problematic,” Walz said.
The Minnesota governor said the silence from the feds differs from the first Trump administration. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Walz said then-Vice President Mike Pence would call him every few weeks to check in to see what he needed. He said he sensed Pence would call in “under the radar, so he didn’t draw anybody’s attention.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks with Minnesota Reformer Editor in Chief Patrick Coolican in front of States Newsroom leaders and reporters Thursday, June 5, 2025 at the Royal Sonesta in downtown Minneapolis. (Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)
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