When a reporter asked Trump on Thursday evening whether or not he would be drawing back in Minneapolis, he responded: “Well, we want to keep our country safe. We’ll do whatever we can to keep our country safe.”
“So, not pulling back?” the reporter asked.
“No, no, not at all,” the president said.
This stands in stark contrast to what his administration has said this week.
After federal agents killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday, Senate Democrats had threatened a government shutdown over the inclusion of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding and, within it, a historic increase to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) budget.
Seemingly in response, the Trump administration scrambled to claw back some of its messaging.
The White House reneged on top officials’ comments calling Pretti an “assassin” and “terrorist,” and the administration booted Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino from his position overseeing the raid in Minneapolis. The new chief of Operation Metro Surge, “border czar” Tom Homan, assured the media that the operation was going to “draw down.” Trump himself said on Tuesday that “we’re going to deescalate a little bit” in Minneapolis.
And, for good measure, Trump administration insiders leaked some stories to the media about turmoil within Trump’s cabinet about immigration policy.
Just hours after Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) announced that they had reached a deal to avert a shutdown, however, Trump changed his tune. That deal, which would give DHS two weeks of funding to operate while negotiations are ongoing, was announced Thursday afternoon.
Trump’s comments lend credence to critics who said that the administration was only posturing about deescalating while never planning to do so.
The Senate still hasn’t passed the funding package due to some Republican holdouts. However, other Republicans have framed the negotiations as a win — and critics have slammed the deal as one that disproportionately benefits Trump.
The threat of a government shutdown was a major leverage point for Democrats. It would begin this weekend, just a week after federal agents’ killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, giving Democrats power over Republicans to extract concessions on the Trump administration’s ICE operation.
Trump was desperate to avoid it — especially after his party shouldered much of the blame for the historically long shutdown last year. In a post on Truth Social on Thursday evening, he lauded the package.
Meanwhile, critics have slammed Schumer for the deal, which only buys Republicans time to distance themselves from the Pretti killing and continue the administration’s raids in Minneapolis and other cities unhindered.
“Leader Schumer should ask the Minnesotans who are watching their neighbors get killed in cold blood if a deal with no plan to stop ICE is enough right now,” said MoveOn Civic Action.
Democrats fell for it again? How am I not surprised?
“Fell for it”. Amazing how there is always a Leiberman in the punchbowl. No pattern to infer here, move along.
They got bought off again.
It’s not reasonable to do the ‘Both sides are the same!’ thing, as one side has masked fat guys killing people in the street without consequence - but it seems fair to say they’re shit and really nasty shit. You wouldn’t want to step in either.
At this point something is broken. The rest of the world sees that this is not business as usual. The people who ought to be closest to it, who ought to see it first are completely absent.
Trump is the flame that’s burning up global trust, but the Democrats are trying to negotiate with a fire.
I’m non-US, so forgive me in advance.
But if there’s an agreement with the Trump regime, they have to take it at his word, even though it’s useless, right? There’s already nothing to remove him from power (vote of no confidence, double dissolution etc.).
Wouldn’t it be better to shut down the government until they get what they want, not the other way around? I suppose a better leader would do that but Schumer seems like controlled opposition to me.
These fucking democrats are all stupid as hell. How many times will it take before they realize that trump never keeps his word except when its a petty threat.
Same donors, same team
Left wing, right wing = Same Bird
Time to pick up a new hobby.
Same person paying the pipers, same tune.
Just a few more payments and I am sure they will come around…
Chuck Schumer is not the main problem. He was elected Senate minority leader by the rest of the Democrats in the Senate and he could be removed by the rest of the Democrats in the Senate if they wanted to. The problem is that they don’t want to because they support what he’s doing.
You cannot vote out the problem, when the system is the problem. As we’ve seen from the recent Trump(Epstein) Files, the legal system exists to protect the ultra wealthy. The FBI has known about Trump’s activities since the 90’s and have done nothing to prosecute him.
You can’t bring down The Master’s House with The Master’s Tools. We want change, justices, and liberty then we have to be willing to tear down the system The Oligarchs have built for themselves to keep the rest of us enslaved.
Believing otherwise is just a waste of energy and effort at this point.
This is the main problem https://www.trackaipac.com/congress
The problem is unfortunately much, much larger than just AIPAC. The problem is the system itself. If you somehow defeat AIPAC, another lobbyist group would take its place. The entire system must be changed completely, a process known as revolution
Campaign Finance Reform is the issue from which ALL other issues flow.
I would argue racism is the root of all the other issues. Organization like The Council For National Policy and the Heritage foundation are hate organizations that have been in operation for many, many decades, they have the support of politicians and billionaires. Alot of people hate other people based on the color of their skin.
Donating to campaigns is the heart of lobbying/bribery, and until we take money out of campaigns, and tightly regulate campaign speech, we will NEVER move past this quagmire we are in, and address any other problems we have.
Many problems will simply evaporate when wealthy bad-faith actors can’t use their money to buy politicians and offices.
Democrats are holding voters hostage, and are wielding the republicans like a weapon.
First Past The Post voting is the issue.
This is where I would usually link a bunch of videos on the flaws of FPTP, and alternative electoral systems that do not contain a spoiler effect. That time has passed us by. Good luck everyone.
It’s also the issue Obama said would probably never see change because the people who benefit from it are the only ones who can change it.
The entire system must be changed completely, a process known as revolution
That’s what Trump is doing.
Actively using the infrastucture that exists- to cause misery, death, and pain for the express reason of causing such- isn’t a revolution.
Yes it is.
No, it’s called “suppression” or “tyranny”
No - it’s a political revolution. He’s attempting (and in some ways succeeding) to change the government.
I’m reminded of the Muse lyrics:
We need a transformation
One we all can see
We need a revolution
So long as we stay free
the problem is not israel. pull your head out for a minute
Exactly. We the people elected lots of worthless Democrats by voting blue-no-matter-who, and those worthless Democrats elected Chuck Schumer as Most Worthless Democrat.
Democrats are the worst version of Charlie Brown and Lucy.
I’m honestly trying to think of a way they could be worse if they tried, and failing.
Schumer is going to personally enlist as an ICE agent, announcing he’s going to “change it from the inside.”
Do the glasses stay down when he executes a protester?
It’s long past time for the MAGA comedy act of Schmuck & Jeffries to get the hook, and be dragged off stage.
Then maybe continue dragging to the bottom of a lake.
To him: fuck you, you fucking fuck.
Schmuck needs to be booted out. They’re all just giving Moscow a nice time laughing.
Who could have predicted this. Shocker.
It seems like a movement to primary all Democrats should have already started. Primaries could be two months out.
Don’t forget to vote for the Washington Generals every election!
They’re due, baby!
Is Chuck Schumer
A. a fool
B. a Republican
C. corrupt
D. a fraud
E. a coward, or
F. all of the above?
You forgot
Traitor Bitch ass mother fucker Clown shoes
He’s an idiot. He’s playing politics like it’s the 90’s, long before 9/11 and the massive spread of right-wing radicals across the world. In 1985, this might even work. He’s old. This is why we need people who can at least use a gosh damn smartphone.
As a rule I’m over old people of all political persuasions being in politics. 65 should be a strictly enforced retirement age for elected officials.
I doubt age or what kind of phone he is familiar with has anything to do with it.
It’s the money.
Exhibit A: people like James Bowman, Nick Fuentes, and Stephen Miller.
“So, you’re not gonna stop projecting about the Epstein files?” the reporter asked.
“No, no, not at all,” the pedofile sex offender said.
This traitor isn’t coming to save America he’s Israel first all the way.
And has explicitly said his made job is to keep “the left” pro-israel
So his job isnt representing the people of the United States of America?
Schumer was outwitted by Donald Trump again?
Why the fuck is this guy congressional leader? He isn’t qualified to be a fucking mailman.
Imagine being repeatedly outwitted by one of the dumbest motherfuckers on the planet.
He runs one of the most powerful countries on the planet, we’ve all been had.
He’s doing a pretty good job of changing that as well.
He wasn’t outwitted. He was playing along.
The Democratic Party is a controlled opposition.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Trump is a narcissist, and his entire administration follows suit.
The prayer applies:
That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.
Trying to hold the administration accountable Will Not Work. Only external influences will.
“Good cop, bad cop”
All part of the plan
