Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has pledged to do everything in his power to protect Minnesotans from the chaos that he says President Donald Trump has unleashed on the country and world

Tim Walz used his seventh State of the State speech to take swings at President Trump while calling on state lawmakers to work together to show that "there's a better way to govern." The big picture: Last night's address to the politically divided Legislature was one of the DFL governor's highest profile speeches since losing his vice presidential bid.

Gov. Tim Walz started his seventh State of the State address on Wednesday night with kind words for Democrats and Republicans in Minnesota, whom he said have worked together to make the state “America’s best place to raise a child.