President Trump has indicated that ICE agents could soon depart Minneapolis, stressing a thorough review of the fatal shooting of agitator Alex Pretti amid escalating attacks by radical protesters on federal operations.
As mobs storm hotels and vandalise property in a bid to shield illegals, Trump’s stance highlights the urgent need to dismantle sanctuary havens that harbour threats to public safety.
Trump addressed the incident, stating: “We’re looking, we’re reviewing everything and will come out with a determination.” Without pointing to any timeline, he added, “At some point we will leave,” further noting that ICE has “done, a phenomenal job.”
Talked to Trump about Minneapolis today, where he says “at some point we will leave” and said he didn’t know if he supported the ICE officer who shot. https://t.co/x9FB0TWZT3
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 26, 2026
Trump added, “I don’t like any shooting. I don’t like it… But I don’t like it when somebody goes into a protest and he’s got a very powerful, fully-loaded gun with two magazines loaded up with bullets also. That doesn’t play good either.”
The shooting unfolded during an immigration raid where officers claimed Pretti, 37, approached with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun and resisted arrest. Video showed him being disarmed before shots rang out.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz escalated rhetoric, asking: “What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the VA who died bearing witness to such government.”
Last night, masked protesters descended on the Home Suites by Hilton in Minneapolis, believing ICE agents were inside. They banged garbage bins, chanted, bashed windows, and spray-painted “ICE OUT OF MPLS.”
? HOLY CRAP! A mob of leftists are trying to BREAK IN and are clashing with security at the hotel they claim ICE are staying at in St. Paul MN
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 26, 2026
Where are police?! Where is the National Guard?!
It’s total anarchy. These people MUST be arrested!pic.twitter.com/cDxBUPYJmJ
? JUST IN: Leftists just SHATTERED the windows at the St. Paul hotel they believe ICE is staying at
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 26, 2026
They were even spotted fighting with security
WHY is nobody arresting these violent psychopaths?!
TIM WALZ INCITED THIS!
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The mob tried forcing the front door but failed. Unrest persisted over an hour without police response.
? BREAKING: Leftist rioters are now attempting to STORM the hotel they claim ICE agents are staying at in St. Paul MN — FIGHTING with hotel security
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 26, 2026
They are also trying to camp out all night to make a racket to disturb ICE
MAKE ARRESTS NOW!
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Federal agents eventually used flares and tear gas to disperse them, arresting at least two. One agent was seen bleeding from the face.
It’s unconfirmed if ICE personnel were actually at the hotel, near the University of Minnesota.
At one point, a Brick was thrown at the agents, causing injury
? BREAKING: Conservatives are calling for this man to be hunted down and imprisoned after he THREW A BRICK at Border agents in Minneapolis, causing one to get bloody
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 26, 2026
This has to stop.
That could KILL them.
The police were nowhere to be seen.
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? HOLY CRAP. A BLOODY federal agent at a hotel in Minneapolis erupts after the left threw an object at him, causing injury
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 26, 2026
“WHERE’S THE LOCAL PD?! That’s my question! Where’s the local PD?!”
This is on Jacob Frey and Tim Walz. FEDERALIZE THE GUARD!pic.twitter.com/cgZeZdGyrC
As we highlighted yesterday, Minnesota Democrats have been caught facilitating paid insurrection networks to sabotage ICE. Coordinated via encrypted chats tied to state leaders, these groups doxx and harass agents, fueling a dangerous environment for law enforcement.
Trump’s potential pullout underscores the toll of such obstruction, where radical Dem policies protect criminals over citizens.
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