Chapter 1: What is the current situation in Minneapolis regarding the protests?
As organized rioting destabilizes Minneapolis, Trump sends in his border czar, while Governor Tim Walz signals a willingness to work with the president. Governor Walz and President Trump are having a conversation, a constructive and productive conversation to end the chaos and the lawlessness that has taken place in Governor Walz's state.
I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Tuesday, January 27th, and this is Morning Wire.
More details come to light about the anti-ice protest effort, revealing a sophisticated network behind the demonstrations.
We've actually found groups and individuals responsible for funding it because it's not happening organically. And the FDA launches a new initiative aimed at moving more medication from behind the counter to store shelves.
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Chapter 2: How did Governor Walz and President Trump communicate about the unrest?
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Amid continued riots, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called President Trump, and both parties have called it a productive conversation. Meanwhile, the president has sent his border czar Tom Holman to help head up the operation in Minneapolis.
Daily Wire immigration reporter Ginny Ter joins us now with the latest. Morning, Ginny. So first, what is the situation now on the ground in Minneapolis? Have things calmed down at all?
Yeah, good morning, John. You know, it would be hard to describe the situation as calm. As we've reported, the riots have sort of ebbed and flowed.
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Chapter 3: What organized efforts are behind the anti-ICE protests?
And as this viral footage from just yesterday shows, rioters continue to wreak havoc in some areas. In one particularly wild situation in St. Paul, a group of anti-ice agitators attempted to break into a home-to-suites hotel where they thought immigration agents were staying. And there was only one officer there to fend off the mob.
That Bureau of Prisons officer ended up bloodied and asking where in the world were the local police. So, you know, it's amid all of this chaos that President Trump announced a big change coming to the operation there.
Right. So he sent in Tom Homan. That's the border czar. Is this a major move? How significant is this?
Yeah, I've spoken with several sources within the federal government who say that they're happy Homan will be coming because, frankly, they're losing trust in Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
And it's because of not only her response here to Rush to say that Alex Peretti was a, quote, domestic terrorist, but also that he showed up armed with ammo on Saturday, quote, to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.
It's also drawn some criticism from congressional Republicans like Senator Tom Tillis, who came out against Noem's response and have also expressed higher confidence in Homan's ability to carry on this operation. You know, the truth is, with this video of the shooting, it's not as clear cut as the ones that emerged after the ice involved shooting of Renee Good.
And some of the details of what led up to this latest shooting are so murky.
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Chapter 4: Who are the key players involved in the protest networks?
And the federal government is investigating that.
Right. And a lot of people very interested to see what the findings of that investigation are. So does this signal a change in strategy or approach for the operation?
Yeah, it will likely lead to some changes. You know, Homan and Noam have been sparring over how the mass deportation campaign should look. Homan, who's a law enforcement guy who started in Border Patrol and then he later headed to ICE, wants ICE leading the campaign and he wants them to be making more quality arrests, meaning their focus more on finding the worst criminal illegal immigrants.
But on the other hand, Noam wants numbers and she doesn't seem as concerned with who they're getting as long as they're here in the country illegally. So that's why you see more aggressive figures like Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino out there in front of the cameras more than you see Holman, really. And it's more of a showy, operation going on.
You know, multiple reports also indicate that Bovino will be leaving Minneapolis this week and he's taking some of his fellow agents with him. So we are starting to see some of those changes being made. Despite this, President Trump says he's very happy with Noem's leadership.
And several reporters at Monday's White House press briefing asked if deploying Homan was a sign that Trump was growing dissatisfied with Noem. Caroline Leavitt, the press secretary, said not at all.
No. Mr. Holman is doing an exceptional job, and he has been working with Secretary Noem and President Trump over the course of the last year. Secretary Noem still has the utmost confidence and trust of the president of the United States.
So still expressing a lot of confidence in Noem. Finally, we have this call from Walls to Trump reported yesterday. Is this a sign of progress?
Yeah. So both the president and Walz said the call was productive. Trump specifically said they seem to be on, quote, a similar wavelength and that Walz appeared to be happy with Homan coming to the city. And for his part, Walz said that Trump agreed to look at reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and working with the state in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement.
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Chapter 5: What changes are being made in the immigration enforcement strategy?
I'm sure you know these names, John.
Of course.
Yeah. They all have many millions of followers from various accounts, and they're also promoting these anti-ice sentiments that echo breakthrough news. So that kind of thing, I would guess, is likely swaying those who may not be following these issues very closely, but who are forming an opinion based on their favorite influencers.
Well, wherever you fall on the issue of immigration, not sure that fashion influencers are the best source of information on this issue. Megan, thank you so much for reporting.
My pleasure.
The FDA has launched a new initiative to get more drugs available over the counter, moving away from the current prescription-only system.
Here to discuss is Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo. So Amanda, prescriptions are obviously a safeguard. So what kind of alternative model are they suggesting?
Yeah, so I was able to speak to FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty McCary, and he reassured me that there will still be safeguards on drugs that need them. This is going to apply to the many drugs that could be safely accessed over the counter but currently aren't. The goals here are to lower health care prices by cutting out middlemen and to just make it simpler to get the medications you need.
McCary said the initiative is a common-sense reform that's long overdue and it addresses an archaic system, that prescription-only system, that he said is simply not working.
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