Trump's Power Plays: What's Happening in Minnesota and Beyond?
Minneapolis, USASat Jan 17 2026
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President Trump has been quite busy lately, showing his strength both at home and on the world stage. Let's dive into what's been going on.
First, there's some big news from Minnesota. The Department of Justice has just issued criminal subpoenas for Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. This comes after Trump warned that he would retaliate against Minnesota. It's interesting because Trump used to say that the previous administration was using the Justice Department as a weapon, but now he's doing the same thing.
Things are getting pretty tense in Minneapolis. There are about 3, 000 ICE officers there, which is way more than the number of local police officers. These officers are acting in a reckless and violent way, which is not how previous administrations have handled deportations. For example, Barack Obama deported a lot of people, but he didn't do it in a way that terrorized families or broke up communities.
Governor Walz has been trying to calm things down, but it's not easy. The protesters are also adding to the tension, but they're not being violent. People are starting to see what's going on, and they're not happy about it. If Americans see respectable families being deported, they might finally rebel against this administration.
Now, let's talk about the Insurrection Act. Trump has threatened to invoke it, but there's no clear way out of this situation. There are a lot of federal agents in Minneapolis, and it's not clear what they're trying to achieve. It's not about deporting criminals or fighting crime. It's about terrorizing the immigrant community and the city as a whole. The people of Minneapolis are not going to let this happen without a fight.
Trump is also making waves on the world stage. He doesn't seem to care about the NATO alliance or what's happening in American cities. He's focused on Venezuela and Greenland, where he wants to get his hands on oil and rare earth minerals. He's not thinking about America first. He's thinking about himself first.
The Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, recently visited the White House and gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize. It's sad to see someone who won a peace prize feel like they have to give it to Trump. Danish and Greenlandic officials also visited the White House, but they didn't get much out of it. Trump is living day-to-day and doesn't seem to have a long-term plan.
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