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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/09/jesse-ventura-trump-minnesota-governor-ice/88098645007/
In the wake of a deadly shooting by an immigration agent in his home state, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura slammed President Donald Trump and hinted at another run for office.
“(Trump is) the draft-dodging coward who, when it was his time to serve his country, he did what all rich white boys did. I wasn’t a rich white boy. We had to go," Ventura, 74, told local reporters Jan. 8 when asked for his response to the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis. "He’s gonna tell me what courage is?"
“What occurred yesterday did not have to happen," Ventura told reporters, calling Good's shooting a "tragedy" and a "murder."
"We're a third-world country now," said Ventura, the WWE pro wrestling hall of famer who was Minnesota's governor from 1999 to 2003. "You wanna know why? I'm an expert. I've been there. I spent 17 months in Southeast Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf."
Ventura is a former Navy SEAL and Vietnam veteran. Trump was a member of the generation eligible to be drafted for the Vietnam War, but did not serve after receiving several student draft deferments and a medical exemption.
In the wake of a deadly shooting by an immigration agent in his home state, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura slammed President Donald Trump and hinted at another run for office.
“(Trump is) the draft-dodging coward who, when it was his time to serve his country, he did what all rich white boys did. I wasn’t a rich white boy. We had to go," Ventura, 74, told local reporters Jan. 8 when asked for his response to the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis. "He’s gonna tell me what courage is?"
“What occurred yesterday did not have to happen," Ventura told reporters, calling Good's shooting a "tragedy" and a "murder."
"We're a third-world country now," said Ventura, the WWE pro wrestling hall of famer who was Minnesota's governor from 1999 to 2003. "You wanna know why? I'm an expert. I've been there. I spent 17 months in Southeast Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf."
Ventura is a former Navy SEAL and Vietnam veteran. Trump was a member of the generation eligible to be drafted for the Vietnam War, but did not serve after receiving several student draft deferments and a medical exemption.
