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Evening Wire: Minnesotan Officials Subpoenaed & Trump’s Greenland Negotiations | 1.20.26
20 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What are the details of the DOJ subpoenas for Minnesota officials?
The DOJ subpoenas several Minnesota officials, including the governor. Trump is set to discuss the fate of Greenland with European leaders. And the Iranian regime confirms the death of thousands of protesters. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, January 20th. This is Evening Wire.
Several Minnesota officials have been subpoenaed amid the Trump administration's immigration enforcement surge in the state.
Chapter 2: What is President Trump's stance on acquiring Greenland?
Officials said today they're seeking documents from Governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty as part of a widening DOJ inquiry. Officials say the probe centers on whether public statements and policies by those leaders impeded ICE agents deployed to the state.
Both Walz and Frey have strongly denied those allegations, calling the investigation politically motivated.
Chapter 3: How has the Iranian regime responded to recent protests?
The future of Greenland is on the agenda at Davos this week. President Trump said early this morning that he plans to meet with various parties to discuss the matter while attending the World Economic Forum. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has more.
The president said he spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Ruda over the phone and stressed the importance of the US acquiring Greenland.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of Denmark increasing military presence in Greenland?
Trump said that he plans to meet the various parties in Davos this week and he's telling everyone, quote, very plainly that Greenland is imperative for national and world security. He added, quote, there can be no going back. On that, everyone agrees. Trump said the U.S. is the only power that can ensure global peace and added that peace must be achieved through strength.
Chapter 5: What did Trump say about the UK surrendering strategic islands?
Meanwhile, Denmark is beefing up its military in Greenland in direct response to Trump saying he's going to acquire the Arctic territory. Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips has the details.
On Monday, a text exchange between President Trump and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garsture over Greenland was released in a statement. Trump wrote, quote, Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China. And why do they have a right of ownership anyway? No written documents.
Chapter 6: What is the controversy surrounding the Nobel Peace Prize re-gifting?
It's only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago. But we had boats landing there also. TV2, a local Danish broadcaster, said the incoming forces were, quote, a substantial contribution as they arrived Monday night. The head of Denmark's Arctic Command, Major General Soren Andersen, says that about 100 Danish soldiers have already arrived in Nuuk, Greenland's capital, with more on the way.
When asked on January 15th about European troops in Greenland, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt had this to say.
Chapter 7: How is ICE responding to protests against immigration enforcement?
I don't think troops in Europe impact the president's decision-making process, nor does it impact his goal of the acquisition of Greenland at all.
President Trump ripped into the United Kingdom today for its plan to surrender strategic islands. The UK intends to cede control of the Chagos Islands and the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, an island nation off the coast of East Africa. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the deal showed, quote, weakness to Russia and China.
and that it would endanger a key American military base located on one of the islands known as Diego Garcia. The U.S. will maintain access to the base for 99 years and potentially longer. The U.K. inked a deal to hand over the islands last year. The Trump administration supported the agreement at the time, but now Trump says the deal shows the strategic necessity of the U.S. acquiring Greenland.
The Nobel Foundation has issued a flurry of statements in response to the re-gifting of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump. Daily Wire senior editor Virginia Cruta has the latest.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump last week during a meeting at the White House. The Nobel Foundation clarified that, quote, a prize cannot even symbolically be passed on or further distributed.
Machado defended her decision to give her prize to the president as, quote, a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom.
Trump mentioned the award when texting with the Norwegian prime minister about Greenland, saying, quote, considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped eight wars plus, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.
Trump said today that the anti-ICE activists who stormed a Minnesota church on Sunday were professional troublemakers who should be locked up or thrown out of the country. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Kneeler reports.
The president's comments come as his Justice Department has pledged to bring charges against the agitators who entered City's church in St.
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Chapter 8: What recent developments have occurred regarding political violence in the U.S.?
Paul and recited chants like Justice for Renee Good, Hands Up, Don't Shoot, and Ice Out of Minnesota. Former CNN host Don Lemon livestreamed the protest. Trump posted early today saying, quote, "...just watched footage of the church raid in Minnesota by the agitators and insurrectionists. These people are professionals.
They're highly trained to scream, rant, and rave like lunatics in a certain manner, just like they're doing. They're troublemakers who should be thrown in jail or thrown out of the country." The protest was organized and promoted by Racial Justice Network and Black Lives Matter Twin Cities.
The legacy media has been battling with the Trump administration over who exactly is being deported, claiming that less than half have criminal records. But the administration says the numbers don't lie. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has the details.
The administration says the vast majority of illegals that ICE has targeted have pending criminal charges or convictions in the U.S. That's in addition to the crime of being here illegally. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin gave an update on these numbers last month, saying 70% of the more than 600,000 illegals arrested had already been charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.
And that cites only charges or convictions in the United States, not other countries. McLaughlin explained, quote, this statistic doesn't account for those wanted for violent crimes in their home country or another country, Interpol notices, human rights abusers, gang members, terrorists, etc.
Who ICE is targeting has become a growing focus as protests and riots continue to pop up in liberal cities across the nation. Here's one ICE officer who went viral this week while addressing media members and protesters who he says were impeding law enforcement. That vehicle right there is honking and impeding our investigations while we're trying to arrest a child sex offender.
That's who you guys are protecting. Insane.
The Iranian regime now acknowledges that thousands of civilians were indeed killed during recent protests. Several civil rights organizations estimate the death toll may be as high as 12,000. Supreme Leader Khomeini addressed the nation on state television over the weekend, blaming the unrest on Trump as his audience chanted, Death to America.
Despite diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions, Iran has so far shown little willingness to cooperate with the U.S., As President Trump calls for new leadership in Iran, Iranian President Massoud Pesachian defended the Ayatollah, warning that any aggression against him would be viewed as an all-out war against the country.
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