DSR Daily January 28: Trump ‘De-escalates’ in Minnesota
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Chris Cotnoir
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🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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| 1:03.5 | Hello and welcome to the DSR Daily. I'm David Rothkopf. I'm joined by Riley Fessler and Minnestine. A lot of things going on in the world. So let's kick it off. |
| 1:10.8 | Following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers in Minnesota, President Trump announced that his administration intends to de-escalate operations in the state. While the Department of Homeland Security initially claimed the |
| 1:15.8 | shooting of Alex Preddy was an act of self-defense, eyewitness accounts and preliminary reports have |
| 1:20.4 | contradicted those claims, sparking national outcry and bipartisan calls for an investigation. |
| 1:26.4 | In response to the unrest, the administration replaced Greg Bovino with border czar Tom |
| 1:30.0 | Holman to oversee the transition and coordinate with Minnesota officials. |
| 1:34.2 | Despite the shift in strategy and ongoing legal scrutiny, the White House continues to defend |
| 1:39.0 | its broader deportation initiative as a successful effort to reduce crime. |
| 1:43.9 | Yeah, and they just can't stay on |
| 1:46.9 | message. You know, even this morning as we're doing this, Trump just put out a true social |
| 1:52.8 | because the mayor of Minneapolis said we're not going to enforce certain federal laws. And Trump's |
| 1:58.4 | like, oh, yeah, well, we'll come at you. And they're planning |
| 2:02.2 | to go into Philadelphia. And they're ramping up operations in Maine. And they don't want to back |
| 2:08.6 | down in Minneapolis, apparently, because they want to make sure that they can keep doing what |
| 2:12.4 | they're doing in L.A. and Chicago. So don't expect this to go away. Don't fall for it. Greg Sargent, our friend and |
| 2:21.7 | colleague at The Daily Blast, has a bunch on that today. Go look at it and listen to it. But, |
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