Walz then addressed an incident in which billionaire Elon Musk, who he mockingly referred to as “President Musk,” was accused of giving a “Nazi salute” at Trump’s inauguration rally last week.
“Of course he did, but that is a distraction from what, I think you said it, this is ‘game on’ stuff right here,” Walz said to Maddow.
“And I am worried with these federal employees because look, they’re in a tough spot, that some of these folks, especially those that are doing good work around environmental concerns, around justice for people, around, you know, criminal justice reform, all of the things that make our society better.”
“So I would tell people stay focused. Don’t take the bait on the distractions. Surround yourself with people who understand this, and recognize the things they went after today are basically a big chunk of what society does, and people like to have clean water, and hospitals, and safety, and roads, and airports, all the things that they are going after… We have to find that voice. We have to push back. We have to be organized,” he later added while discussing the pausing of federal grants made by the Trump administration.
Walz’s interview with Maddow was one of his first on a national scale since former Vice President Kamala Harris‘ loss to Trump in the 2024 election, having spoken to several local Minnesota outlets in December.
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