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Walter Hudson, a Minnesota state legislator, made several pointed remarks on his X (formerly Twitter) account on September 25, 2025. His posts addressed topics ranging from national political figures to state infrastructure and legislative colleagues.

In one post at 12:12 UTC, Hudson commented on Vice President Kamala Harris, stating: "The question here is 'what have you done to sit in judgement of Kamala Harris?' The answer is: demonstrated, for even a second, basic cognitive function."

Later that day at 12:18 UTC, Hudson criticized the condition of Minnesota’s correctional facilities. He wrote: "The MN Department of Corrections bears the majority of our state's 'deferred maintainance,' which is a polite way of saying negligence. In order to bring the system up to 'fair,' not good, not great, but fair condition... it would cost the same as this palace for politicians."

In an evening post at 20:54 UTC, Hudson turned his attention to fellow lawmaker Lucy Rehm and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal. He stated: "Here's my Democrat colleague Lucy Rehm promoting a 'resistance' training with @PramilaJayapal. What is 'resistance?' Well. It's organized crime. Plain and simple. In 2018, Jayapal was part of a 'Women Disobey protest' where over 500 people were detained for criminal conduct."

The Minnesota Department of Corrections has faced longstanding challenges related to facility maintenance and funding shortfalls—a situation sometimes described by officials as "deferred maintenance." This term refers to postponed repairs or upgrades due to budget constraints and has been cited as contributing to deteriorating conditions in public infrastructure across the state.

Representative Pramila Jayapal participated in civil disobedience actions in 2018 related to immigration policy protests in Washington D.C., known as "Women Disobey," during which hundreds were arrested after demonstrations inside government buildings.