RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115968647095223313

24-min analysis

How #Trump camp has been put on defensive over execution of #AlexPretti

Trumpists trying to get some breathing space w withdrawal of Border Patrol head Bovino from #Minnesota, and w #Trump calls w #Walz and #Frey

But authoritarian regime unlikely to back away from its assault

While there is no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end,
#Jacob #Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration will begin to ✅ scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday,
as Trump and his team soften their harsh rhetoric about the incident.

Trump said earlier on Monday that his administration was reviewing the shooting of #Alex #Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse,
and that he would send “border czar” #Tom #Homan to Minnesota.
Frey said he planned to meet with Homan on Tuesday to “further discuss next steps”.

That marks a departure in the White House’s vehement claims about protesters in Minnesota,
including #Renee #Good, who was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month as she attempted to drive away from federal officers.

🙏🏻A federal judge also heard arguments on Monday about whether to end the federal officer surge in Minneapolis, but a ruling was not expected imminently.

Trump’s ICE crackdown faces reckoning in wake of Alex Pretti shooting

The Trump administration is facing criticism from all sides over the shootings and upscaled enforcement.

The #NRA attacked the suggestion by a Trump-appointed federal prosecutor that armed protest creates “a high likelihood” that federal agents “will be legally justified” to shoot protesters.

Minnesota's governor #Tim #Walz described comments from the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem,
the senior border patrol official Greg Bovino
and other officials about the shooting as “lies”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/trump-administration-briefing-latest-news-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Legendary rocker
#Bruce #Springsteen delivered an impassioned condemnation of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement
during a surprise 75-minute performance Saturday night
at the "Light of Day" benefit concert in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Springsteen dedicated his 1978 anthem "The Promised Land" to #Renee #Nicole #Good, a mother of three and American citizen who was fatally shot by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on January 7.

The singer slammed the administration's
"#gestapo #tactics" and echoed Democratic Minneapolis Mayor #Jacob #Frey's call for ICE agents to leave the city, telling the sold-out crowd of approximately 1,500 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts that
💯 "ICE should get the f*** out of Minneapolis," according to video viewed from the concert.

https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-slams-gestapo-tactics-demands-ice-leave-minneapolis-11379279#Echobox=1768775725

Die #Rechtsmimesis & Übergriffe gegen #Föderalismus & #Gewaltenteilung in den #USA werden weiter eskaliert. Nach der Erschießung von #ReneeGood in #Minnesota hatte Donald #Trump Ermittlungen gegen deren Witwe angeordnet, jene gegen den #ICE - Schützen aber einstellen lassen.

Nun soll die nationale #Justiz sowohl gegen den demokratischen Bürgermeister Jacob #Frey wie auch gegen den Gouverneur & einstigen Kandidaten für die Vizepräsidentschaft, Tim #Walz, ermitteln.😳🇺🇸🔥

https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Trump-Ministerium-geht-gegen-Demokraten-in-Minnesota-vor-id30251786.html

Democratic politicians facing frivolous criminal investigations from Trump:

Kat #Abughazaleh
Elissa #Slotkin
Jason #Crow
Tim #Walz
Jacob #Frey
Letitia #James
Lisa #Cook
Mark #Kelly
Eric #Swalwell
Adam #Schiff

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/16/trump-minnesota-walz-frey-criminal-investigation/

Boah, was hab ich nen Hals.

Da kaufe ich die teuerste Ausrüstung aus deutscher Produktion - und was geht kaputt? Die teuerste Ausrüstung aus deutscher Produktion.

Jetzt kann ich mir hier in Südamerika neue Motorradstiefel suchen. Ganz toll, liebe Firma #Frey Von der Kombi von #held rede ich garnicht mehr.

@rationaldoge

➡️ (2/2) I understand that #Walz is doing the best he can, and that he and #Frey want to avoid full #civilwar (against someone, who has "bigger guns", like Frey stated), but if the democratic senators and mayors are not activating the national guard and the local police immediately AGAINST #ICE, to protect citizens, the States will be totally lost to the fascist occupators. At this point, the US still has more possibilities than my german ancestors in 1933. But maybe not for long.