When a Border Patrol union chief tells Minnesota’s top officials to “resign in shame,” hardworking Americans should take note. National Border Patrol Council president Paul Perez tore into Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz on Fox’s The Big Weekend Show, arguing that their words and policies have dangerously undermined law enforcement and invited chaos. Perez’s blunt call reflects the anger of agents and communities tired of seeing tough policing punished while criminals and violent agitators get sympathy.
Perez didn’t whisper his defense of the agents — he made it clear these men and women are trained by the best and are doing a difficult, thankless job. He also warned that the toxic rhetoric coming from left-leaning politicians and media isn’t abstract; it fuels confrontations that put everyone at risk and erodes respect for rule of law. This is not sympathy for lawlessness; it’s the plain truth that leadership matters when tensions flare.
The tragic shooting at the center of this storm left a 37-year-old man dead during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis, and the city erupted in protests and unrest. Bystander videos and contradictory narratives have only added to the confusion, but the damage to public order is real and immediate. Families, business owners, and neighborhood residents are the ones paying the price while politicians posture for headlines.
Instead of calming the situation, state leaders have escalated rhetoric and resignation theatrics — and even brought in the National Guard as the violence spread. Governor Walz’s response and the subsequent political grandstanding have done little to restore calm and everything to inflame partisan division at a dangerous moment. Minnesotans deserve leaders who will protect communities and cooperate with federal partners, not point fingers and play politics as smoke and mirrors.
The broader political fallout is predictable: Senate Democrats are already wavering on Department of Homeland Security funding amid the outrage, risking national security over a partisan temper tantrum. If elected officials choose to punish the agencies that keep our borders and cities safer because of optics and outrage, they will be abandoning the very citizens they swore to protect. Washington can’t be allowed to kneecap enforcement at the first sign of unrest.
Patriots know where their loyalties should lie — with law-abiding Americans and the officers who stand between order and chaos. Mayor Frey and Gov. Walz owe their constituents better than hollow condemnations and political theater; real leadership would focus on restoring peace, ensuring accountability, and supporting the men and women who serve. If those leaders won’t rise to that duty, then Perez’s furious warning should be a wake-up call to voters: demand competence, demand safety, and demand leaders who put people over politics.
