In a clip now circulating widely (originally shared by RNC Research), Keith Ellison made the jaw-dropping claim while defending socialist government programs:

“You call the cops, guess who pays them? Your tax dollars. Guess what that is? That’s socialism pal! Sorry. You don’t contract for your own private police department…”

WATCH:

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison suggests Americans who call the police are engaging in socialism:

“You call the cops, guess who pays them! Your tax dollars! Guess what that is! That’s socialism pal!” pic.twitter.com/HAfVcujkhU

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 8, 2026

The top law enforcement official in Minnesota, the man supposedly responsible for upholding the rule of law, is now telling citizens that dialing 911 for help is an act of socialism.

This is the same Keith Ellison who led the prosecution of Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd case, the incident Democrats and their media allies used to launch the disastrous “defund the police” movement.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Minneapolis City Council members voted to slash police budgets by millions in the wake of the riots. Crime exploded. Businesses fled. Law-abiding residents paid the price.

Now Ellison is doubling down on the insanity by framing the very existence of police as proof that “socialism works.”

This latest outrage comes just one day after The Gateway Pundit reported that attorney Chris Madel vowed to hold Keith Ellison accountable for his “anti-cop bull—-.” The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the dismissal of a bogus civil lawsuit against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan. Madel didn’t mince words:

“Ellison is going to have to answer for this anti-cop bull—-. We’re not done.”

The Gateway Pundit has documented Ellison’s radical anti-police history for years. From his student days pushing anti-capitalist and anti-police activism, to quietly deleting tweets praising Antifa terrorists, to his role in the post-George Floyd chaos, Ellison has consistently sided against the men and women in blue.

Police protection is not socialism. It is a fundamental responsibility of government in a civilized society. Fire departments, roads, and courts are not “socialist programs,” they are basic functions that predate Karl Marx by centuries.