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Anyway, we've got a lot to discuss, so let's get to it.
Donald Trump says his administration is reviewing everything surrounding the shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Preddy in Minneapolis this weekend.
He's also now sending his border czar, Tom Holman, to Minneapolis.
The leading GOP candidate for Minnesota governor just dropped out of the race, saying he can't support the National Republican retribution on the citizens of his state.
And as we record, a federal judge is hearing arguments on temporarily halting the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
On the latest episode of On with Kara Swisher, I spoke with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
This was before the Alex Preddy shooting, but Frey knew another incident was inevitable.
Let's listen.
Unfortunately, he was pressy, and although I think a lot of people did understand the escalating tensions there, I'll also note I've been calling out CEOs for their silence on this.
As comedian Steve Hofstadter put it on threads, if speaking out against fascism damages your brand, that means your brand is fascism.
But since our last recording, some execs are speaking out, at least in Minnesota.
On Sunday, more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies, including Target, Best Buy, and 3M, released a letter calling for de-escalation.
It took them long enough.
And more than 450 tech workers from Google, Meta, OpenAI, and other companies have signed a letter urging CEOs to demand ICE leave cities and cancel company contracts with ICE.
Scott and I talked about what happened this weekend as a turning point.
Anthony, I'd love your thoughts on this because, again, you were just at Davos, tons of business leaders.
You obviously are tuned into the political system.
You are a Republican who is turned away from the Republican Party very early, I would add.
Talk about what is happening here.
Obviously, we're all worried about the republic itself, as the mayor had, but it's an on-the-ground moving situation.