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Velshi

Escalations, Crackdowns, and Churn on Day 96

Velshi

MSNBC

Msnbc, Politics, Weekend News, Ali Velshi, Government, News, News Commentary

4.8687 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

The arrest of a Wisconsin judge marks a major escalation in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown as well as its posture toward the judiciary, and the churn within his cabinet continues

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0:00.0

Good morning. It's Saturday, April 26th. I'm Charles Coleman, Jr. sitting in for Ali Belchie,

0:14.9

and we have got a lot to talk about. Right now, President Donald Trump is headed back to the U.S. from Rome,

0:22.0

where he attended the funeral of Pope Francis alongside former President Joe Biden and other world

0:26.9

leaders. He met with Ukrainian President Zelensky for what the White House called a very productive

0:32.6

discussion. Now, it's day 96 of the second Trump administration, and his lightning fast remaking of nearly all things government has already hit the wrong notes with American voters.

0:44.4

This comes from new polling data.

0:46.4

In a Fox News poll released just this week, the president holds just a 44% approval rating.

0:52.5

Now, for reference, that's lower than Obama, Biden, and Bush at this very

0:56.9

same stage. And in New York Times, Siena poll has him even lower at 42%. Several of his executive

1:05.1

orders have already hit roadblocks. Federal judges block the Trump administration's efforts

1:10.2

to cut off money from

1:11.8

public schools with diversity programs. Judges also blocked his attempt to withhold funding from

1:16.7

so-called sanctuary cities and a judge blocked an order that would give the federal government

1:21.5

more control over elections by requiring voters to prove citizenship when they registered to vote.

1:28.2

But the Trump administration's grudge match with the judiciary branch escalated yesterday

1:32.8

when a Wisconsin judge was arrested by federal officials for allegedly obstructing an arrest

1:38.3

attempt by ICE.

1:40.2

According to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday, the Justice Department is accusing

1:44.1

Judge Hannah Dugan of helping

1:46.0

Eduardo Flores Ruiz, an undocumented immigrant, evade federal authorities when they arrived at the courthouse to apprehend him.

1:54.8

Flores Ruiz was appearing in court to face domestic abuse charges.

1:58.8

The complaint against Judge Dugan says federal immigration

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