Watch Replay: Donald Trump in Minneapolis, Minnesota

At his first and only public rally in the state this campaign season, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Minnesotans have “suffered enough” from accepting Somali refugees into the state. The state's Somali population was just one of Trump's Minnesota-specific concerns he touched on Sunday.

“Here in Minnesota you have seen firsthand the problems caused with faulty refugee vetting, with large numbers of Somali refugees coming into your state, without your knowledge, without your support or approval,” Trump said at the rally held at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport.

"A Trump administration will not admit any refugees without the support of the local communities where they are being placed," he added. "It's the least they could do for you. You've suffered enough in Minnesota."

Minnesota Public Radio reported that thousands of Trump supporters made their way to the airport Sunday to hear him speak. Trump was critical of the organization of the event, which left an overflow crowd standing outside. "Who is the genius who set this up?" he asked.

Trump also touched on the rising cost of health care premiums in the state and said he would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

"We are going to win the great state of Minnesota and we are going to win back the White House," Trump said. "I'm asking for the support of every voter in the state who want to take our government back from the corrupt political class in Washington, D.C.

Many Minnesota Democrats were critical of Trump's speech Sunday, including Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges.

"Donald Trump, you need to know a few things about Minnesota that your ignorant tirade in Minnesota today revealed you do not know and I fear you are incapable of understanding," Hodges said on her Facebook page.

"Minneapolis is a better, stronger place for having our Somali and East African immigrants and refugees in it. It is a privilege and an honor to be mayor of the city with the largest Somali population in this country. Your ignorance, your hate, your fear just make me remember how lucky we are to have neighbors who are so great."

DFL Chair Ken Martin was also critical of the GOP nominee, saying in a statement that, “Minnesotans reject Donald Trump’s hateful and bigoted comments about our Somali friends and neighbors and this kind of rhetoric has no place in our state. The contributions of Somali Americans to our state have been tremendous and should be celebrated. Minnesota is a place that has always welcomed those that have come seeking a better life for themselves and their families."

"Kurt Daudt, Keith Downey and the rest of Minnesota Republicans should immediately condemn this kind of divisive talk that only serves to weaken us. We will not let Donald Trump and other Republicans tear apart our communities based on fear, bigotry and ignorance. We are stronger together. We always have been and always will be.”

Trump's running mate, Governor Mike Pence, will also be making a trip to the state. Pence is scheduled to attend a rally at Duluth International Airport on Monday at 9:30 a.m.

The late-hour visits from the candidates have surprised many as Minnesota isn't exactly considered a battleground state in the 2016 presidential election. According to stats website FiveThirtyEight, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has an 81 percent chance of winning the state on Election Day.

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