Trump Is Letting Tim Walz Beat Him In Minneapolis
Brianna Lyman
President Donald Trump appears to be backing down in Minneapolis — not because the situation has improved, but because Democrat officials who are still openly declaring their opposition to immigration enforcement have apparently pressured him into retreat.
After months of open defiance of federal immigration law, weeks of unrest, and a second fatal shooting involving federal agents, the Trump administration demanded on Sunday that Walz, Frey, and other Democrat leaders “cooperate … to enforce our Nation’s Laws.” In part, he specifically called on state and local prisons to turn over illegal aliens in custody and called on local police to “assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining Illegal Aliens who are wanted for Crimes.” But two days later, the president is reportedly planning to withdraw some forces in Minneapolis.
The Wall Street Journal reported that “The White House said Trump will reduce the number of federal agents in Minnesota if local officials there increase their cooperation with federal authorities.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a Monday post on X that, following a conversation with Trump, “some agents” will be leaving. However, at the same time, Frey made clear that he would still not “enforce federal immigration law.”
In other words, it seems Frey will get exactly what he wanted (a reduction in agents) with no real change in local policy.
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