The Keith Edwards Show - Minneapolis is Fighting Back and It's Great!

Episode Date: January 20, 2026

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All right, we're going to update on in what's going on in Minneapolis. It involves Don Lemon, Nikki Minaj, and a bunch of protesters. And I cannot believe this is what is going on in America right now. But if you don't know, what happened was that Don Lemon with a bunch of protesters went to a church service in Minnesota where there is an ICE official who is also a pastor. I don't know how that is a thing. How can you be someone who teaches the word of God? if we actually know what Jesus Christ taught is the complete opposite of what ICE is currently doing.

And so John Lemon, with some protesters, went to that church and interrupted the service. And here's just a bit of that. I think it's very compelling. I think it's a question worth asking why a pastor would also. work for ICE. And I'm glad the protesters did that. Now, in response to this, MAGA has gone totally insane and has now threatened Don Lemon with charging him with many things, including one, which is the Ku Klux Klan Act on MLK Jr. Day. Here's a bit of that. We will pursue charges in this case. I see various crimes that have occurred exactly what they are. I'm not going to

flag, but the FACE Act has been mentioned as one of the predicates there. In other cases, the Biden DOJ used the Klan Act conspiracy charges tacked on to the FACE Act in the case of protests outside abortion clinics to bring much longer sentences. So there are a number of tools available to us. Who funded this? What else, what other crimes may have occurred? Was there a use of so the wires or the males in preparing for this event. What does that face Benny Johnson makes when he's interviewing? It's like, very weird. Did anyone cross state lines to do this?

All of those are potential predicates for additional federal charges. I mean, I've just pulled up the Klan Act because this is the first time that I've heard this mentioned. This is a act that was passed in 1871, correction there, to come out the Ku Klux Klan and protect African Americans voting rights, especially the Enforcement Act. which is known as the Force Act. So here's some of the information on screen. Would you mind breaking down for us?

Because we have just read the Face Act and how this is an affinity to the Face Act and obvious an egregious demonstrable. All right. So obviously the DOJ is going to do what it can to try to squash dissent. I'm grateful for all of the protesters out there. And I'm sorry to Don Lemon, who is under fire right now. but I can tell you this is like one of the worst things they could done because I think Don Lemon is going to be more powerful, have more tension than ever because of what they're doing.

Now, Nikki Minaj also for some reason is commenting on this saying very homophobic things. Don cock sucking lemon is disgusting. How dare you? I want that thug in jail. We would never do that to any other religion. Lock him up. This isn't about the religion, actually. This is about the fact that there's a pastor who is working for ice. It's not even about the religion. It's so stupid. Now, protesters are also shutting down a target in St. Paul and demanding them to stop allowing ice and other federal agents to operate in their proclanuts. Here's a bit of that.

We are one. We won't stop fighting. We won't stop fighting. The ice is gone. The ice is gone. The ice is gone. Margaret says that their mission is to support the joy of everyday life for all families. Then do it.

Then do it. Do it. No. Just go sober profit. Just a sober profit. People over. I sit here not only as a mother or grandmother, but I sit here has a great granddaughter. of an immigrant. And I sit here and I ask the target, you must, you must stand with us.

Really powerful stuff. And I'm glad that average citizens feel like they are capable of doing this and that they are doing it because the only people who are going to save us from MAGA are ourselves. That's like the democratic establishment is not coming to save us. The billionaires are not coming to save us. Mainstream media is not coming to save us. They all want to whitewash this. They want to make it normal. The only people who can save us from all of this is us. So I'm glad that protesters are out there. They are using their First Amendment right to peacefully protest. And I hope this shows that this isn't going to be easy. If Donald Trump thought that tyranny was going to be easy, he has not met an American. Here's another thing I loved is that a leftist in Minneapolis

says here, a leftist in Minneapolis are getting armed and standing guard. against ice. Oh, God. Yeah. You live in the neighborhood? Yep. This is my block. This is my area.

I don't go into other people's neighborhoods and try and intimidate them. I protect my people. Are you giving out your name? No, I'm okay with that. Our neighborhood's showing up. You guys had a lot of people out here, right? At least 30 or more, 40 or 50. That's pretty good for a quick turnout.

Now, what I love about this is a couple of things. One, Second Amendment. I mean, the reason why it's there is against a tyrannical government, and that's what we got right now. I love that it's a guy who looks like he would order a nice cappuccino at a coffee shop holding a rifle because I think there's this misnomer that people who are left leaning don't have guns or know how to use them. And I think, again, like Donald Trump and ICE are in a big shock, especially in somewhere like Minneapolis, right? I bet you gun use is a lot more prevalent. Now, the right is freaking out about this because they don't like that he has a gun.

But you're not the only ones that get to... I hope no one uses a gun. But that's the reason why the Second Amendment is there, okay? As someone right here said, the Second Amendment leaving the body of a modern Republican, as soon as they see someone non-violently open carrying while protesting a violent, openly corrupt tyrannical regime, Eric Doherty, three years, four years ago, said, any and all gun control violates the Second Amendment. Onion person said being a conservative grifter like this is crazy because how do you

completely flip on one of your most central supposed beliefs like this? Like this is absurd. This is not embarrassing them at all. And Double Tree, Double Tree by the Hilton wrote this, said, please know that your safety and well-being will always be our top priority due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul. We have made the difficult decision to temporary close our. hotel and your reservation will be canceled effective Sunday, January 18th, 2026 by 12 p.m.

We are taking this step out of care for you, our team members and the surrounding community. Due to your unexpected departure, our team can assist you with alternate accommodations, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But they're doing this because they don't want to have to host ice. So even corporations have found a way in which they can stand up to this government as well. I just want to show you this. This is warm my heart. I don't know if you know this guy, Dan Bonvino, Dan Bonvino, is that I'm a lot.

how you say his name. He dresses like this. I mean, he kind of dresses like a Nazi. There's him in his Nazi cosplay. Well, he's also like FIFOR and folks in Minneapolis aren't scared of him. I love that. One thing about Americans, you cannot bully us around. I think Donald Trump's trying, but Minneapolis is showing that the American spirit, the American energy, the American and fuck you energy, fuck you, make me, is very prevalent and strong. And it's great to see.