White House Warns Minnesota & American Population Nosedives | 1.29.26
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Tensions remain high in Minneapolis as Mayor Jacob Frey fields criticism from both sides of the political aisle.
He is encouraging people to behave this way. And now there are two people who have been shot because of the rhetoric of Democrats. They need to be held accountable.
I'm Georgia Howe. Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley is off today. It's Thursday, January 29th. And this is Morning Wire. President Trump is once again tightening the screws on Iran, warning them to come to the negotiating table or else.
I hope they make a deal. I hope they make a deal. They should have made a deal the first time.
And U.S. population growth eases off the gas, growing at one of the slowest rates in our country's history. We break down the new census data. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know.
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Chaos continues in Minnesota as state officials continue to defy the White House in a high stakes showdown over ICE operations. Fingers on both sides of the aisle are pointing at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for fanning the flames. Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Basham is here now with the latest. So Megan, can you just paint a picture for us of the atmosphere in Minneapolis right now amid this ICE standoff?
Yeah, you know, I would say that the atmosphere continues to be very tense, to say the least. And overall, Georgia, I would say that it's hard not to see how generally out of control things seem in Minneapolis. It's very similar to the summer of 2020 in the very same city. So to take you just on a quick chaos tour here, around 200 activists stormed into the They were very angry about Governor Tim Walz taking a meeting with border czar Tom Homan, and they were demanding charges against the agents who shot activists Alex Preti and Renee Good. Now, these activists didn't just enter the Capitol building, though. They actually went into Walz's office in what they called a quote-unquote slow march for immigration justice.
They were shouting slogans like ice out now and no one is illegal, abolish ice, and other statements like that. So you can hear a bit of that here. But then to complicate this image of Alex Preddy that the protesters and, you know, not to mention much of the media have presented of him as this merely mild-mannered ICU nurse, some new video has now emerged. And it's been confirmed by his family. And what it shows is him in another altercation with ICE on January 13th. So only 11 days before that fatal incident. And in it, Preti is seen spitting at ICE officers and screaming obscenities at them. Then as they try to pull away, he kicks out the taillight of the agent's vehicle. At that point, the agents stop, get out of the car to arrest him.
And he clearly resists arrest. There's an ongoing struggle between him and at least four agents before they're able to subdue him.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:03–9:31
2
What happened in Minneapolis as tensions rose around ICE operations?
9:31–12:54
3
How did activists and officials react to the shootings and protests in Minnesota?
12:54–15:27
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What new video emerged about Alex Preti and how does it change the narrative?
15:27–17:34
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