Trump's crisis moves 20 minutes after the TV appeal
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They fear a bloodbath in the streets.
And they think the government has messed up on its home turf.
Republicans "have freaked out" over the violence in Minnesota, writes Politico.
Now Donald Trump is managing the crisis after the panic from within.
Several of the president's allies in Congress are said to have appealed to him over the weekend.
But it may have been morning TV that finally made the president listen, writes CNN.
At 6:15 a.m. Monday morning local time, Brian Kilmade, host of the conservative Fox News morning show, suggested that Donald Trump should send his “border czar” Tom Homan to Minnesota to “calm down the situation.”
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At 8:10 a.m. he said it again.
Kilmade turned directly to the president, who is said to be a loyal viewer of the morning show “Fox & Friends.”
“The pictures from there will not help you keep the majority in Congress,” said the Fox man.
20 minutes later, the message came from Donald Trump:
“I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota,” the president said.
“Homan is tough but fair and will report directly to me.”
And many Republicans breathed a sigh of relief.
Then the crisis management from the White House continued.
During the day, Trump spoke by phone with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Panic from within
After previously accusing Walz of basically being behind the violence and chaos on the streets during the massive ICE operation in Minneapolis, today it sounded different.
The president said that he and Walz "seem to be on the same wavelength", said that it was a "respectful" conversation and that they will be heard again soon.
Later, Trump stated that he also had "a very good" conversation with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry and that "great progress has been made".
The change in tone comes after a weekend of turmoil in Minneapolis since Alex Pretti, 37, was shot dead by federal immigration police on Saturday.
The panic within his own party has reached the White House.
Republican party leaders, like the rest of the world, have seen the video footage of the shooting of Pretti and realized that the White House's description of it did not match reality.
Kristi Noem called Alex Pretti a "domestic terrorist."
Victims Noem and Bovino
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, said at a press conference a few hours after the fatal shooting that Pretti brandished a gun at federal agents before the shooting, appeared to be there to "kill agents" and called him a "domestic terrorist."
But Pretti had the gun, which he was licensed to carry, in a holster throughout the commotion, and the federal agents pounced on him after he intervened when they pushed a woman to the ground.
In an article in Politico with the headline “ICE Shootings Are Freaking Republicans Out. They’re Afraid to Tell Trump,” sources state that confidence in Noem, who was in charge of the ICE operation in Minnesota, is low.
According to The New York Times, the shooting of Pretti and the White House’s initial attacks on the victim constitute “one of the top political threats to Trump since he took office.”
The fact that Homan is now being ordered to Minnesota is seen as a sign that Trump is trying to save the situation by sacrificing Noem.
The other person who has been most visible in the attacks on the victim Alex Pretti is Border Patrol Commissioner Gregory Bovino.
Getting lost on "home turf"
On Monday evening, it was announced that, in yet another crisis management by President Trump, he will now have to leave Minnesota and the ongoing operation.
Republican sources tell Politico that they fear new scenes of violence on the streets of Minneapolis. In a couple of weeks, two American citizens have now been shot dead by federal agents.
A Republican senator tells the site that the party is about to throw away one of its strongest cards.
He believes that migration, just like healthcare is for Democrats, is the party’s “home turf”. But that the fury in the US over the shootings risks erasing the advantage it has on the issue.
Several high-ranking representatives have appealed to Trump and his advisers over the weekend to do everything they can to calm the atmosphere, writes Politico.
Gun Fight
Criticism of the White House has also come from the right. Many gun enthusiasts have reacted to Noem and Bovino's defense of the shooting by saying that Pretti was armed when he protested in the streets against the federal intervention.
The right to bear arms is a central issue for many Republicans.
However, most Republicans are trying to criticize the ICE shooting without directly blaming Trump.
Some blame his advisers, others Kristi Noem and some try to put all the blame on the Democrats.
During a press conference at the White House on Monday evening, Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the number of federal agents on the ground in Minnesota will be reduced if "politicians in the state start cooperating with federal authorities."
During a press conference at the White House on Monday evening, Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the number of federal agents on the ground in Minnesota will be reduced if "politicians in the state start cooperating with federal authorities."
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