Republican candidate Chris Madel has ended his campaign for governor of Minnesota, citing the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis and the broader impact of a US immigration enforcement operation on the city.
In a statement late on Monday, Madel said he could no longer continue his campaign in light of what he described as the consequences of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge, under which two people have been killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
“I cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so,” Madel said in a nearly 11-minute video posted on X.
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