Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, where the White House appears to be

shifting both its tone and its tactics in Minnesota, with the president acknowledging a need to, quote, de-escalate as the

political fallout from the fatal shootings of two American citizens continues to grow.

But even as the White House tries to turn down the temperature, the president today also warning

Minneapolis, mayor, quote, not to play with fire and to cooperate with the federal government.

In an interview with Fox News yesterday, the president was asked about his decision to shake up

the leadership of his team in Minnesota and replace Greg Bovino, whose aggressive tactics

have made him a controversial figure. Here's what the president said.

You know, we have Tom Homan there now. We put him in there. He's great. And they met with

the governor, the mayor, everybody else, and we're going to deescalate a little bit. I don't think it's a pullback. It's a little bit of a change. But Vino's very good, but he's a pretty out there kind of a guy. And in some cases, that's good. Maybe it wasn't good here. And we're learning new details about the moments surrounding the killing of Alex Preddy.

NBC News has him. Maybe it wasn't good here. And we're learning new details about the moments surrounding the killing of Alex Preddy.

NBC News has obtained a preliminary internal customs and border protection report, which says two

agents fired their guns during the confrontation and that during the scuffle, an agent

shouted, quote, he's got a gun.

But the report makes no mention that Predey ever held or

brandished that gun as administration officials, including DHS Secretary Christy Noem, have claimed.

NBC News also learned that the two agents who fired shots at Predey have now been put on leave.

Meanwhile, a growing number of Republicans are voicing their frustration with the administration

following the shooting. And so when people watch that video and the government tells them,

well, he was assaulting the police officers, nobody with any objectivity watches that video and

believes that's what's happening. Senator, do you have faith in Christine Nibald as DHS secretary?

I've already made a statement on that.

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