Statement from Minnesota GOP Chair Alex Plechash "Last night, radical protesters stormed the stage at our Lincoln Reagan Dinner and held up a KKK symbol while Speaker Lisa Demuth spoke. Speaker Demuth is the first Black woman to serve as Speaker of the Minnesota House and is poised to become the first Black woman governor in our nation's history. Let's be clear about what happened. Left leaning protesters aimed a symbol of racial terror at a Black woman leader, at a dinner named for the president who ended slavery. The KKK was born in the Democrat South to keep Black Americans from voting and holding office. Its symbols still have no place anywhere, least of all aimed at a Black woman seeking the highest office in our state. Eagan police issued trespass orders, and charges are under investigation. We thank them for acting quickly. Our mesaage to the DFL Party, Amy Klobuchar, and Peggy Flanagan is this: Intimidation, criminal behavior, and racist rhetoric have no place in Minnesota politics. Republicans debate ideas, and we'd welcome the DFL to show up and do the same. Every hour they stay silent says something. Their silence is deafening." ###