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The Mark Simone Show

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The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

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4.3694 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Chris from Bethpage suggests Trump quietly scale back ICE operations in Minnesota to reduce tensions. Supporters say a gradual pullback could calm protests; critics argue it weakens enforcement. Chris from Canada calls Mark, claiming the Minnesota protests are a distraction from the Trump administration’s pursuit of alleged financial fraud involving Ilhan Omar and preschool funding.

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0:00.0

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0:08.1

Now back to the Mark Simone show on W.O.R.

0:15.3

Hey, let's take some calls. Let's go to Bill, Lafayette, New Jersey. Bill, how you doing?

0:22.9

Bill, you there?

0:25.3

No, let's go to Chris and Beth Page.

0:28.4

Chris, how you doing?

0:30.7

Hey, Mark, good.

0:32.4

You know, President Trump always plays multi-level chess.

0:35.5

So what I would do, if I was him right now, I would

0:39.0

quietly, not with any thunder, slowly but surely remove the ice agents from Minneapolis.

0:45.1

Let them suffer on their own. Let these idiots fall on their own, the people that run the state

0:51.1

and the city. Well, yeah, some people say, just pull out, let them have, let them be a sanctuary city and have all the trouble that comes with it. But then it would encourage the protesters to go to every city and do the same thing. You don't want that either. But if you do it quietly, though, Mark, like when no one really knows of that. They're being watched day and night. Everybody's watching them. You wouldn't be able to do it quietly. Hey, how's the snow out there in Bethpage?

1:12.1

I got exactly a foot, Mark.

1:14.0

I'm about to head out and do part two of my shoveling. It wasn't that bad. Only a foot. Are people out? You see cars driving? Is there traffic out there? Yeah, I see cars. In fact, right outside, I'm looking right out of the window now. my street is, I can see the payment.

1:26.7

The guys did a great job.

1:28.3

That page's a great place to live.

1:30.4

They're always on top of it. around out the window now. My street is, I can see the payment. I like the guys did a great job.

1:28.3

That page's a great place to live.

1:29.6

They were just, they're always on top of it.

1:31.7

So, you know, it's fine.

1:33.7

My wife just went to 7-Eleven and got me some coffee, so things are good.

1:36.8

All right, very good.

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