Tina Smith

Well, I think you're absolutely right.

I mean, a few conciliatory words from President Trump yesterday does not make this all go away.

And this is the message that I've been delivering to my Republican colleagues in the Senate.

Today...

There were still ICE raids happening.

So what that means is you've got unmarked SUVs with guys with masks and, you know, no identification are still driving up and down the streets, pulling up randomly.

hauling people out of their cars with no warrant, with just like people who've done nothing wrong.

So that is still happening.

And the folks in Minneapolis that are manning and womaning the mutual aid centers to make sure that people who are afraid to go to the grocery store can have food for their kids, that's all still happening.

Nothing has changed yet in Minneapolis or all of the towns around Minnesota where these ICE agents are terrorizing our citizens.

So

Bovino being gone, I mean, that's always a good thing if you don't have Bovino in your state, but we still have a big, big problem and we cannot let up the gas because what we've seen, right, in Minnesota, Minnesotans get this.

Like, if you...

are weak in the face of a bully, they will keep on bullying you.

But if you are strong and up to them, then they like try to find a way out.

And I think that's exactly what's going on here.

Trump was like, oh, damn, like this is hurting me.

I need to do something about this.

And here we are a day later.

We still have a big problem, but there are some signs of progress, I'd say.