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Trump Targets Minneapolis, the Fed, and Greenland

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News, Politics

4.587.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

As protests break out around the country over the killing of Renee Good, the administration sends even more agents to commit even more violence in Minnesota. The Justice Department launches an unprecedented criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell because he won't do what Trump wants on interest rates, a move so brazen that even congressional Republicans are denouncing it. And Trump again threatens to take over Greenland "whether they like it or not.” Jon, Lovett, and Tommy discuss all the latest, including Trump's suggestion that he's the "acting president" of Venezuela, and his musings about striking Iran as the anti-government protests there heat up. Then, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard stops by to talk to Tommy about the investigation into Powell, and why an independent Fed is so crucial to America's economy.

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1:22.1

I'm John Lovett. I'm Tom Duthor.

1:23.5

On today's show, the government is responding to the killing of Renee Good by sending more agents to commit more violence against the people of Minnesota, as protests break out all across the country.

1:34.0

Donald Trump says he's pondering military strikes against the Iranian regime as the anti-government demonstrations there heat up.

1:40.4

Meanwhile, Trump has declared himself the acting president of Venezuela and said that he's going to take Greenland whether they like it or not.

1:48.5

Then former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Braynard stops by to talk to Tommy about Trump's DOJ launching a phony criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell because the president doesn't care for his monetary policy.

2:02.7

So let's start there.

2:09.2

The news broke Sunday night that former Fox personality Janine Piro approved the investigation into Powell, which is supposedly related to his congressional testimony last summer about the ongoing

2:14.7

renovations at the Federal Reserve headquarters, which are over budget.

2:20.4

We know how seriously this administration takes spending too much on renovations to federal buildings,

2:26.4

so maybe we shouldn't be too surprised. Trump has been publicly attacking and threatening Powell

2:31.0

for a year now, including with termination and legal action, for not bringing

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