Sparks flew Thursday as a trio of Democratic governors clashed with Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee over immigration policy.

The nearly eight-hour hearing with Democratic Govs. Kathy Hochul of New York, JB Pritzker of Illinois, and Tim Walz of Minnesota on sanctuary states was scheduled last month, but gained even more prominence this week amid unrest in Los Angeles over President Trump's deportation efforts.

Each governor faced questions about their stances on working with the federal government on immigration, but politics overshadowed much of the hearing.

Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), for example, first asked Walz, the vice presidential candidate for Democrats last year, if he had spoken to Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Kamala Harris about former President Biden’s cognitive decline during last year’s presidential election.

“No, not that I can recall,” Walz responded. “As governor and being on the ticket, I was probably more concerned with my own debate performance.”

A number of House Republicans hit Walz over his comments last month referring to federal law enforcement agents carrying out Trump’s immigration crackdown as the “modern-day Gestapo.”

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