Tom Emmer blasts Minnesota Democrats after 'totally unacceptable' church disruption

"Entering into a church and disrupting a faith community in the practice of their faith is totally unacceptable," Emmer said Thursday on "The Faulkner Focus."

Emmer speculated many of the agitators were "chaos agents" or paid protesters, adding that he believes the majority are from outside the state.

"It's very sad what's happening in our state, but I'm hopeful that it's going to settle down very soon," he said, accusing Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison of creating the conditions for chaos by allowing criminal illegal aliens to remain in the state.

"Finally, the federal government is doing the job that they've refused to do," he added.

Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this report.