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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz blasts the Iowa State Fair

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Tim Walz and pupusas — Tim Walz watches a cook make pupusas during the Multi-Cultural Fiesta in St. James, Minn., on September 15, 2018. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took a jab at the Iowa State Fair this week, saying "I always appreciate Iowa kind of doing a little warm up, like the minor league state fair so Minnesota can bring in the major leagues."

Driving the news: The Minnesota State Fair starts today and the governor had some fiery words to say about Iowa while he was chatting with our Axios Twin Cities colleagues.

Our thought bubble: This is gold coming from a fair whose pinnacle is its all-you-can-drink milk stand. (Ew.)

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz blasts the Iowa State Fair

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