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ICE's Reign of Terror

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News, Politics

4.587.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Minneapolis residents describe the city as a war zone as 3,000 federal agents terrorize citizens and non-citizens alike. Jon and Dan react to the situation on the ground and discuss the latest, including federal agents shooting another person, six federal prosecutors' decision to resign over the Justice Department's push to investigate Renee Good's widow, and President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act and send actual troops into Minneapolis. Then, the two discuss some hopeful polling on ICE, the FBI's raid of a Washington Post journalist's home, and the administration's "fundamental disagreement" with Denmark over the future of Greenland. Then, Senator Ruben Gallego talks to Jon about what Congress can do to rein in ICE and Trump's plans for hemispheric domination.

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1:37.7

On today's show, we're going to talk about the chaos in Minneapolis, where protests have broken out after federal agents shot another person,

1:45.4

prompting Trump to threaten the Insurrection Act. We'll also talk about how this is all landing

1:50.0

with Americans, as well as the debates Democrats are having about what to do. We'll get into the

1:54.6

latest with Trump's Justice Department, where more lawyers have resigned and more investigations

1:59.3

have been launched, as well as RFK Jr.'s

2:02.2

assessment of Trump's eating habits and testosterone levels.

2:08.1

Then Senator Ruben Gallego stops by to talk about Trump's invasion of Minneapolis and his

2:12.8

potential invasion of Greenland. A great day of news. Let's start with the latest in Minneapolis, which now feels like a war zone to the people

2:21.6

who live there.

2:22.7

On Wednesday night, a federal agent shot a man he was pursuing, leading to a long night

2:27.1

of protest that led to more federal agents firing tear gas, flashbangs, and other

2:31.6

projectiles.

2:32.8

Mayor Fry held a press conference where he reiterated that he's

2:35.5

in an impossible situation trying to keep people safe with only 600 police officers versus around

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