Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino demoted after Pretti killing - Salon.com
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The face of Trump's Minnesota crackdown is being shown the door after the killing of Alex Pretti.

Trump announced Monday that his “border czar” Tom Homan would lead the charge in Minnesota and report directly to the president. He also spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, noting that the phone call was “very good” in a post to Truth Social.

Walz said in a statement that he and Trump “had a productive call” and that Trump “agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and to talk to DHS about ensuring the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is able to conduct an independent investigation, as would ordinarily be the case.”

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Trump’s Minneapolis reset isn’t real

    Beyond the heinous fact of Alex Pretti’s killing on Saturday in Minneapolis, when at least 10 bullets were fired by Border Patrol officers at the 37-year-old ICU nurse who was caring for others at a peaceful protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, it was body language that stood out. The curve of his thin back as he tried to shield a woman before he was dragged away; the swagger of the federal agents who were soon to kill him. The officers’ gait was unmistakable: They moved with the assurance of impunity.

    That, perhaps more than anything else, sums up why we are now at this moment, confronting a president who, to most appearances, lacks a heart while leading an administration that lacks a soul.