On Wednesday morning, CNN News Central host Sara Sidner wrongly tried to correct her Republican guest, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, when the Minnesota congressman informed viewers that crime in the state has surged since Democratic Governor Tim Walz came into office in 2019.
After Emmer complained about Governor Walz’s record on several issues, Sidner recalled that the Democrat was reelected in 2022 as evidence of approval by voters and posed: “But why do you think Minnesotans seem to disagree with you about what he has done in their state? … We just looked at the election results, though. The election results tell you something, don’t they?”
The Republican congressman blamed the media going soft on Democrats as he recalled some of Walz’s crime policies:
Tim Walz has been given a sweetheart — much like Kamala Harris, Sara, the media — the…
