Ex-NFL player Jack Brewer spoke out this weekend blaming Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after a shooting that left a state lawmaker and her husband dead and another lawmaker and his wife injured.
Brewer, who spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention and served as an appointee under Donald Trump’s first administration, knows Minnesota well because he played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and then suited up for the Vikings during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. The former safety spent the 2004 season with the New York Giants and 2005 with the Philadelphia Eagles before wrapping up his career with the Arizona Cardinals in 2006.
Brewer said that Walz has allowed the state to become “the capital of chaos.”
“We need to start calling this what it is,” [**he told Fox.**](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-vikings-player-blames-tim-walz-for-minnesota-lawmaker-killings-example-of-a-weak-emasculated-leader/ar-AA1GISfw?ocid=BingNewsSerp) “These people have lost their minds. I am heartbroken to see one of the most amazing states in America completely turned around under Gov. Tim Walz. Minnesota is confused.
“I played for the Vikings,” he continued. “I played for the Gophers. I live in Minnesota for years. It was not like this. People were respectful. People could disagree and still have conversations. I still have a lot of family there, and it hurts to see what they’re living through.”
He was not through going after Walz.
“Minnesota has become the capital of chaos in America,” he said. “That’s not right. It’s not a reflection of the true people of Minnesota. There are a lot of good people there. But the liberal hub around Minneapolis and St. Paul has taken over, and it’s dangerous. Tim Walz is the leader of that. His attorney general, Keith Ellison, is right there with him.”
Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was taken into custody Sunday night in connection with the shooting death of former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. He is also accused of shooting Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, leaving them seriously injured.
Brewer double-down on claiming that Walz is to blame.
“On this Father’s Day, I wish Minnesota would focus on restoring fatherhood — protecting women, protecting families,” he told Fox. “Tim Walz is the example of a weak, emasculated leader. This is not what God made fathers to be. It’s pathetic.
“It’s terrible,” Brewer added. “The root cause of all of this is evil. When you’re willing to attack, ridicule, riot and protest anyone who believes something different — even in your own party — you’ve gone too far. The Democrats have gone so far left that if you’re not a raging liberal, you’re under attack. They are forcing everyone in the party to conform.
“Whenever you give Satan power, he shows his face,” he added. “That’s what we’re witnessing now.”