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Trump Talks With Key Democrat Politician Following Second Deadly Shooting in Minnesota  

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27.01.2026

President Donald Trump said he had a “good call” with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday, just two days after a second fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer.  

“Governor Tim Walz called me with the request to work together with respect to Minnesota. It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength,” Trump posted on Truth Social.  

Trump said that he was going to have border czar Tom Homan call Walz, adding, “What we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession,” noting that Walz understands.  

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Walz also acknowledged the call with Trump, calling it “a productive conversation,” adding, “I explained to him that his staff doesn’t have their facts straight about Minnesota.”  

On Saturday, Border Patrol agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.  

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Pretti “approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun,” and DHS claimed the man “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”   

Video of the incident appears to conflict with the initial accounts of Noem and DHS, leading Democrats and some Republicans to criticize the Trump administration’s characterization of the........

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