US EditionFrom a Recalibration in Minnesota to an Epstein Files Release: Inside the Trump Administration’s Chaotic Week
Following a fatal Minnesota shooting, Trump advisers shifted focus to domestic issues and economy events while federal actions complicated messaging, officials said.
- Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, President Donald Trump briefly recalibrated his approach and the administration moved the head of its Minnesota immigration crackdown out of the state.
- Republican lawmakers issued rare public rebukes over the episode as images of tear gas-filled confrontations and detained children eroded support for the administration’s immigration policy.
- Senior officials workshopped new messaging to highlight immigration benefits while advisers urged more meet-and-greets and speeches, and Trump declined questions at closed events for a tighter presentation.
- Then in the wee hours of Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social before the DOJ arrest of Don Lemon and release of Jeffrey Epstein files overshadowed the story.
- He headlined a conference to promote his Trump accounts initiative putting $1,000 into child accounts and advisers discussed reviving mega-rallies to boost turnout in the midterms.
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For a brief moment after Alex Pretti's fatal shooting, President Donald Trump seemed to recalibrate his position.
Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against Trump's immigration operation
Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Gary Abernathy of The Abernathy Road newsletter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political backlash against President Trump's immigration operation in Minnesota and the arrest of journalists who covered protests there.
The Trump administration has had a chaotic week. An attempt to calm the situation after the deadly shooting in Minnesota has quickly been overshadowed by new controversies, including the president's statements and the release of more documents related to the Epstein case.
A Wave of Protests Takes to the Streets in the United States in Support of Minnesota: “Ice Out Now!”
"ICE out of our streets!", "If we don't get it, close the government!" and "Without justice there will be no peace!" are some of the chants that several hundred people have repeated this Friday afternoon in the—hot and snowed—center of Washington. The U.S. capital is one of the 300 cities that have joined this weekend's calls in solidarity with Minnesota, where the performance of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal…
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