Episode 5097: You Blink And They Win; We Are No Way Near Done With The Fight

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What was the purpose of the early morning call with the president's chief of staff?

Unknown 0:00

I would characterize, along with the president, I think it was productive. Yeah, so let's start with that call. I understand that you initiated it. Is that correct? We asked for it a while back, and this was the time it finally came through. I got an early morning call from the president's chief of staff, who we have been communicating with regularly several times a day, myself or my team speaking with Susie Wiles, and she said the president... wants to speak with you, and they called back in to us, and we spoke for about 10 minutes, 10, 15 minutes. Did the president make any firm commitments that the course of this immigration operation will change? Well, I asked two things were clear. First of all, I asked that we have a fair and independent investigation into the murder of both Rene Good and Alex, and that we have to be able to do that.

Unknown 0:48

And he said, I We'll look at that. We'll take a look at that. And I said, we just have to reduce these numbers. We started out with that.

What commitments did the president make regarding immigration operations?

Unknown 0:55

And he pledged it. Look, I'm going to send Tom Holman in. We'll do things differently. He explained to me how he thought it was very successful in Louisiana, very successful in Louisville, which I shared with him. But Ice did not shoot anybody there. And the presence was much smaller and much more targeted. Like they were doing actual ice work. This is, as we've seen, massive, massive numbers. So it was cordial. I think he understood this. I told him that this is unsustainable. And I said, quite honestly, you know, no one wants this. And I hope that's true. No one wants this.

How did the president respond to the request for an investigation?

Unknown 1:30

What about the investigation? I mean, you asked for him to allow state investigators into the fold regarding the deaths of Alex Preddy and Renee Macklin Good. What precisely did he say? He said he would look into it. And he said, look into it. I hear you. We'll look into it. And what if that doesn't happen? Well, then we'll keep pushing. I mean, look, this is and I want to be very careful here. I don't want to. And one of the reasons that I am staying a little behind the scenes and working constantly on those calls is that part of this is about how you're viewed by this White House. I think the listeners here in Minnesota know that I'm somewhat of a lightning rod for this administration. I certainly don't want to be that.

Unknown 2:07

But I've had to be speaking up about the atrocities that we're seeing and pushing back.

What changes are being made to the Border Patrol operation in Minneapolis?

Unknown 2:11

So at this point in time, the president certainly seemed earnest. pledged to me that we would do this. As I said, we've been in communication over the weekend with his team pretty extensively. I'm understanding now that, and he said he would have Tom Holman in here and we'll be in touch, I hope, later tonight. I'm understanding that Mr. Bovino and Kristi Noem are no longer going to be here. I would take that a step further. I would hope they're no longer in jobs because they've helped foster this. And we spoke a little bit and I tried to make the case about Alex. I just spent a set down hour with his colleagues. Donald Trump and the Trump administration bend and then break under pressure that it turns out they cannot handle.

Unknown 2:55

They underestimated the people of Minnesota and the strength of feeling in this country right now in support of the people of Minneapolis. Tonight, the Trump administration is pulling Border Patrol official Greg Bovino and some number of Border Patrol agents out of Minneapolis. We do not know if this is the end of what they've been calling Operation Metro Surge, this sustained, very large-scale paramilitary attack on the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

How did the local community react to the federal presence in Minneapolis?

Unknown 3:27

We don't know if it is the end of that Operation Full Stop, but we know it's the end of something. Our latest reporting here at MSNOW, per our reporters Carol Lennig and Mark Santia, is this. Quote, according to two officials briefed on the matter, Gregory Bovino is expected to be removed from commanding the operation in Minnesota possibly as early as tomorrow, meaning Tuesday. There will also be a reduction of Homeland Security officers and agents in the state.