Trump to 'de-escalate a little bit' in Minneapolis
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
President Trump says he will "de-escalate a little bit" in Minneapolis, as protests continue over the killing of two US citizens by federal immigration agents. Also: TikTok settles out of court in social media addiction case; a leading tech company leader warns of an AI bubble; how Soviet architecture is helping Russia in the Ukraine war; Saudi Arabia moves away from futuristic megaprojects as money dries up; and Coco Gauff's tennis racket smashing video goes viral.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | This is the Global News Podcasts from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.0 | I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in the early hours of the 28th of January, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.8 | President Trump says his administration is going to, in his words, |
| 0:22.9 | de-escalate a little bit in Minneapolis, following the deaths of two people at the hands of |
| 0:28.1 | federal agents. The Democratic Congresswoman, Ilin Omar, has been attacked by a man while delivering |
| 0:33.6 | a speech at a town hall event in Minneapolis. She wasn't injured. Jory selection has |
| 0:39.1 | begun in a landmark trial against some of the world's biggest social media companies. |
| 0:46.3 | Also in this podcast. Every major technology revolution that we see feels like hype to begin with, |
| 0:53.0 | right? And there's been a lot of discussion |
| 0:54.4 | about is this a bubble. And the answer is probably yes. Why huge tech company is warning of |
| 1:00.1 | carnage on the way. We begin with the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis that seen two US citizens shot dead in broad daylight, with President |
| 1:13.8 | Trump saying he will de-escalate a little bit. He said the killings by federal agents were terrible, |
| 1:20.1 | but added that Renee Good may have been radicalised and claimed Alex Preti shouldn't have been |
| 1:25.2 | carrying a gun. President Trump's border chief, |
| 1:27.7 | Tom Homan, has been meeting local officials as he takes over the operation in Minneapolis. |
| 1:33.3 | The man who'd been leading the immigration raids until now, Greg Bevino, is expected to leave |
| 1:38.2 | the city in what may be seen as a climb down by the White House. Our correspondent, Tom Bateman, |
| 1:44.0 | is in Minneapolis. |
| 1:45.6 | When do we want it? |
| 1:47.7 | Protesters were in the Minnesota State Capitol building, demanding charges against the |
| 1:52.5 | immigration agents who killed Alex Preti and Renee Good. |
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