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Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
AP via Yahoo ^ | 01/27/2026

Posted on 01/27/2026 4:31:56 AM PST by devane617

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday, a sudden change in tack following an outcry over the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the state this month during the administration's nationwide crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

The about-face comes after Saturday’s shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents raised doubts — including from some Republicans — over how the Trump administration has gone about aggressively deporting migrants and confronting protesters opposed to the policy.

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Seeing this stuff all over.
1 posted on 01/27/2026 4:31:56 AM PST by devane617
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To: devane617

Minnesota law enforcement has decided to start helping, which created the whole issue to begin with. Trump isn’t backing down, Minnesota did.


2 posted on 01/27/2026 4:33:48 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009

All claptrap, narrative writing and nothing more.

The real story is the police are actually now doing their job and even arrested and charged rioters.

Of course, the LSM will never give up the con.


3 posted on 01/27/2026 4:35:51 AM PST by Skwor
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To: devane617

Congress is working on legislation to stop this sanctuary crap. This isn’t the wild west...and cities and states ain’t churches.


4 posted on 01/27/2026 4:37:19 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Jesse Kelly gonna lose it if PT retreats.


5 posted on 01/27/2026 4:37:37 AM PST by FES0844
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To: TexasFreeper2009

And the National Guard is passing out coffee and donuts. Hope they put a sedative in the coffee. Ridiculous use of our resources.


6 posted on 01/27/2026 4:39:44 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: devane617

Sending Tom Homan doesn’t feel like Trump is softening.

But if Trump is taking a small step back, perhaps that will be tied to coming revelations about how Walz and his Lt Governor have been pushing people to riot and commit violence. Somebody seems to want chaos. And it’s not Trump.


7 posted on 01/27/2026 4:41:47 AM PST by ClearCase_guy ("The system owns the path of least resistance... don't follow it." - ChatGPT)
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To: devane617

“ Seeing this stuff all over.”
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AP? Of course, that’s what they and the rest of the mainstream media do…. advance the decreed narrative of the day.


8 posted on 01/27/2026 4:42:15 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: devane617

I don’t trust anything coming from the AP (Absolute Propaganda).


9 posted on 01/27/2026 4:42:43 AM PST by Fresh Wind (I voted for Trump the Fighter, not a wussified wimp!)
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To: devane617

The Enemedia spews the Demonicrat talking points.


10 posted on 01/27/2026 4:43:35 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: devane617

AP. Never give up the con.


11 posted on 01/27/2026 4:44:06 AM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump PPP on)
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To: Sacajaweau

> Congress is working on legislation to stop this sanctuary crap. <

Which will, unfortunately, go nowhere.

A few weak Republicans in the Senate will vote with Democrats to stop it. And therein lies the problem. Every Democrat is a bulldog. But not every Republican.


12 posted on 01/27/2026 4:45:56 AM PST by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: devane617

From one perspective, Trump takes a maximalist position as a negotiating stance, but always settles for what he wanted in the first place.

From another perspective, “Trump Always Chickens Out”. But always seems to settle for what he wanted in the first place. If you work for the AP, you ignore the second part.


13 posted on 01/27/2026 4:47:07 AM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: HIDEK6

AP (Awful Propaganda) continues it’s ways...distorting and obfuscating reality. What’s new?

Unfortunately, many drink their spew as reality.


14 posted on 01/27/2026 4:48:02 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Indeed, we know that President Trump and criminal Walz conversed and ‘made a deal.’ Albeit being temporary, a consolation not to send in the US Military to quell a disturbance like so many Presidents have. Bet the time span is rather short though. Also Trump has spilled the beans on the MN corruption and has offered Walz a pardon to avoid prosecution and prison, one can guess. We’ll know what shortly.


15 posted on 01/27/2026 4:48:11 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: Fresh Wind

🔝🔝🔝


16 posted on 01/27/2026 4:49:03 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: devane617

Yahoo lies again.


17 posted on 01/27/2026 4:49:16 AM PST by Track9 (Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Without my take as well so far. I saw a video clip of last night or early this morning with a large group of Minnesota State police moved in, in full riot gear, and arrested a bunch of people. In the past, this was practically unheard of even when things were much more violent than they were last night. It makes perfect sense, let the local police force handle crowd control, and things like that while the federal officers get the illegals.


18 posted on 01/27/2026 4:51:37 AM PST by matt04
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To: House Atreides

The democrat spin machine in motion.


19 posted on 01/27/2026 4:59:45 AM PST by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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To: devane617

Bovino isn’t the best at comms. That’s what a PAO is for.

He’s an on-the-ground ‘git er done guy. Noem should have let him focus solely on that.

Feel bad for him as it looks like a demotion back to El Centro, which it isn’t.

Now Homan is the in-charge guy in Minneapolis and Noem is pushed to the side.

But Minneapolis isn’t just enforcement options. It’s also about messaging and optics. Both of those are areas where President Trump takes enhanced interest.


20 posted on 01/27/2026 5:02:15 AM PST by Fury
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