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

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.

Gov. Tim Walz declared the state of our state is “as strong as it’s ever been” in his annual speech in St. Paul. He says that stands in contrast to what he calls chaos 1,000 miles away in Washington,

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the lawsuit Wednesday afternoon, the same day it was filed in the United States Court of International Trade. “Trump’s tariffs are unlawful and will cause severe harm to families across Minnesota, so I’m filing a lawsuit to block them,” Ellison wrote in a statement.

Twelve states are suing President Trump over sweeping tariffs, claiming they’re unconstitutional, economically harmful and imposed without congressional approval.