GOP split over whether Trump’s de-escalation efforts in Minnesota is a ‘retreat’

Many Republicans championed Trump sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota in the aftermath of a second protester’s death over the weekend. But other MAGA supporters have slammed Trump’s behavior as a retreat, akin to handing anti-ICE protesters victory.

Trump’s efforts to reset the narrative include demoting Gregory Bovino from the Border Patrol’s commander of at-large operations overseeing ICE embeds. Bovino will return to his job overseeing Border Patrol operations in El Centro, California.

Before jetting off to Iowa on Tuesday, Trump also told reporters that he did not think Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse fatally shot by Border Patrol agents, was acting like an assassin, despite previous comments from Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy. Miller accompanied Trump to Iowa, but