Walz Closing In? | Dispatches From Davos | 1/21/26
The A.M. Update
Aaron McIntire
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🗓️ 21 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Walz, Ellison are subpeonaed in Minnesota. Trump holds court at the White House. Dispatches from Davos featuring the world's premier transhumanist philosopher. A rampaging elephant in India. And a very specific lesson learned in a very hard way.
The AM Update, Minnesota subpoenas, Tim Walz, church disruption, Davos Trump, Yuval Harari AI, China births, elephant rampage, smoke detectors, conservative commentary
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 are the Walls closing on Walls, dispatches from Davos, |
| 0:06.0 | and learning a very specific lesson. Next on the AM update. |
| 0:13.8 | Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, State Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye, |
| 0:19.4 | have all received subpoenas from the Department of Justice. |
| 0:22.6 | Fox News originally reported on this development on Tuesday and said it relates to an investigation into obstruction of immigration and customs enforcement operations. |
| 0:31.6 | Walls's office and Fry's office confirmed to KMSP TV that they received the subpoenas. |
| 0:40.8 | Walls also posted a statement on social media to President Trump. |
| 0:44.5 | Quote, Mr. President, Minnesota invites you to see our values in action. |
| 0:49.4 | Come see how communities from all walks of life are working together and how the spirit of this state refuses to be defined by division or fear. |
| 0:53.2 | The subpoenas asked for records and communications |
| 0:55.2 | from the politicians related to this surge of federal officers in Minnesota. The Associated |
| 0:59.9 | Press reported that other subpoenas were also sent to St. Paul Mayor Koli Kerr was |
| 1:05.0 | previously admitted she is an illegal immigrant and officials in Ramsey County as well as |
| 1:09.6 | Annapin County. Both counties, |
| 1:11.5 | of course, encompass the Twin Cities region. Keith Ellison, the Attorney General in Minnesota, |
| 1:17.8 | was interviewed in part by Don Lamon the other day and actually says this about the protests, |
| 1:27.0 | the invasion, the ransacking, the desecration of city's church by Don |
| 1:32.2 | Lemon and other commies on Sunday. The protest is the fundamental to American society. This |
| 1:38.2 | country started in a protest. And, you know, it's freedom of expression. People have a right to lift up their voices and make their peace. |
| 1:47.1 | And none of us are immune from the voice of the public. |
| 1:51.8 | So quite honestly, I think that you got the First Amendment, freedom of religion, |
| 1:56.0 | and the Freedom of Amendment, First Amendment, freedom of expression. |
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