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Hey, Scott.
Well, President Trump and Governor Walz each put out a summary of the call.
Now, Walz has given much more detail of the two, first of all, in a statement calling the conversation productive, which he then elaborated on in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio's Clay Masters.
And here's what he said.
So that's notable.
Walz says that Trump said he's willing to reduce the force in Minneapolis.
Walz also added that with Holman coming in, his understanding is that Greg Bovino, who had been heading operations in Minneapolis, is leaving and that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem will no longer be there.
Trump, meanwhile, posted on social media about the call, and he made it sound friendly.
He said he and Walz were on a similar wavelength, as he put it.
He also characterized Walz as, quote, happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota.
Now, Walz and Trump both really seem to be emphasizing that they want to work together in the wake of these two killings.
Well, there's a big contradiction, and it was apparent at the White House press briefing today where Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt, she blamed Walls along with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry for the Saturday shooting.
So you have Trump emphasizing cooperation, and then you have the White House blaming walls.
It really seems like they're trying to have it both ways here, to put out this red meat of slamming Democratic leaders as these irresponsible extremists, while also trying to put out this message of, don't worry, we're trying to work together to improve things.
Well, it seems clear this administration recognizes they need to change something in Minneapolis, which is something Walls also noted.
Now, the whole world at this point has seen these two horrifying shootings on video.
In that last one, you saw a man pepper sprayed, wrestled to the ground by federal agents, one of whom shot him several times.
So thus far, DHS Secretary Norman Bovino, they've been the face of the immigration enforcement surge there.
Holman, meanwhile, he is no moderate on immigration, but he did also serve under Obama.
And Trump really seemed to emphasize this changing of the guard today.