After weeks of incendiary rhetoric, street clashes, large-scale disruptions of federal operations by organized leftist militia-style agitators, and the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of immigration enforcement personnel, Democratic leaders in Minnesota have finally spoken directly with the president of the United States.

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), fresh off a rebuke from the Holocaust Museum for his appalling misappropriation of history, referred to his Monday phone call with President Donald Trump as “productive.” He mentioned a possible reduction of federal agents in his state and made a vague reference to working “in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding criminals.” If that’s an indication that Walz is open to scaling back his lawless and dangerous sanctuary policies, as I’ve proposed as a baseline of common-sense cooperation, that would be welcome news.

I remain skeptical. Walz’s base, including the activists who’ve been storming churches and stalking people they suspect of working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, view any cooperation with the Trump administration, no matter how sensible or public safety minded, as an intolerable capitulation. Perhaps Walz’s recent, scandal-driven decision not to seek reelection will liberate him from these partisan shackles. Perhaps not.

Walz’s read-out from his call with Trump also included this........

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