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Maddow: Americans flexing democratic muscles are stronger than Trump January 26, 2026 / 08:49

Americans flex democratic muscles to show that, together, they’re stronger than Trump

The administration’s threats appear to have had the opposite of their intended effect: People are turning up with more resolve and more emotion.

Jan. 27, 2026, 3:49 PM EST

By  Rachel Maddow

This is an adapted excerpt from the Jan. 26 episode of “The Rachel Maddow Show.”

Editor’s Note: Great introduction to one of her finest, well-done, show. I’ve posted the Spotify audio podcast below for you. –DrWeb

Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol commander who has led Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, is out of his post in Minneapolis and will return to his previous job as sector chief in El Centro, California, a senior administration official told MS NOW.

Two officials briefed on the matter also told MS NOW that there will be a reduction of Homeland Security Department officers in Minnesota.

We do not know if this is the end of what the administration has called Operation Metro Surge, the sustained, large-scale paramilitary attack on the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, but we know it’s the end of something.

We don’t yet know whose heads will roll — that, we shall see — but we do know this: The administration appears to be in retreat.

Bovino’s sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most aggressive tactics after the Saturday killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol officers under Bovino’s command.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin responded to reports of Bovino’s departure, writing on social media that he had “NOT been relieved of his duties,” which may be true, but it doesn’t exactly answer the questions about his future.

On Monday, The Atlantic’s Nick Miroff further reported that “Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her close adviser Corey Lewandowski, who were Bovino’s biggest backers at DHS, are also at risk of losing their jobs.” 

So we don’t yet know whose heads will roll — that, we shall see — but we do know this: The administration appears to be in retreat.

On Monday, Trump held conciliatory phone calls with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Both of those elected officials have been demonized by the president and his administration. Once Trump started criticizing both men, his Justice Department naturally put them both under federal investigation.

Even so, the personal threats against Minnesota’s elected leaders seemed to have the opposite of the intended effect, causing them to dig in and fight harder, and increasing their political support both in their state and around the country.

The federal government’s threats to the people of Minneapolis, federal agents’ increasingly unhinged and explosive violence toward the people of that city, and their killing of people who were protesting as well as observing and filming federal agents there, also seem to have had the opposite of the intended effect.

Those factors have caused the people of Minneapolis to recommit to being in the streets, to come out in larger numbers, with more resolve and more emotion.

It’s also sent support for them soaring all around the country. From Davenport, Iowa, to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Twin Falls, Idaho, to Traverse City, Michigan, to New York City — protests in support of the people of Minneapolis could be seen in cities big and small, blue and red.

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At every protest I’ve ever been to, at every protest I’ve ever covered, somebody at some point starts up the chant “This is what democracy looks like.” We’ve all heard that so much that it has become kind of protest wallpaper. It feels like a generic sentiment, but it’s literally true.

The unromantic, strong, simple truth of the matter is that in our country right now, every democratic muscle that we have is flexing, and, it turns out, that is way stronger than Trump.

In the wake of Pretti’s death and the massive protests that have followed, Republicans in the Minnesota state legislature have called for de-escalation and a pause in Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

On Monday, Chris Madel, a leading Republican candidate for governor in the state, dropped out of that race, saying he cannot support his national party’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”

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Trump picks the wrong time to lie to the public about grocery prices – MaddowBlog

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Trump picks the wrong time to lie to the public about grocery prices

On Tuesday morning, the Trump administration acknowledged a spike in grocery prices. On Tuesday afternoon, Trump played make-believe anyway.

Jan. 14, 2026, 12:00 PM EST

By  Steve Benen

Those hoping to see American consumers catch a break received another round of discouraging news this week, specifically related to grocery prices. Axios reported:

Grocery prices (or “food at home,” as the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls it) rose by 0.7% in December, the largest monthly gain since the peak inflation period in August 2022. Food inflation was evident at restaurants, too: Costs for dining out (or “food away from home”) rose by a similar amount, the largest monthly gain in three years. […]

Grocery prices were up roughly 2.4% in December compared to the prior year. But that masks double-digit price increases for a slew of household staples over the past 12 months, including coffee (+20%), beef (+16%) and candy (+10%).

With these numbers having been released by his own administration on Wednesday morning, Donald Trump had little choice but to acknowledge reality a few hours later during his speech in Detroit about the economy.

No, I’m just kidding. The president lied again anyway.

“Grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down,” the Republican president boasted, the same day his own administration told the public that grocery prices are now rising faster than at any time since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.

About a month after Election Day, Trump offered a candid assessment of why he won a second term — and it had nothing to do with immigration, crime, transgender Americans or even the economy in general.“I won on groceries,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” adding: “I won an election based on that.” Looking ahead, the Republican went on to vow that he and his incoming team would bring food prices “way down.”

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