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It’s a sentiment that Democratic elected officials in blue states and cities around the country have had to embody for months to fend off the kind of federal occupation that Trump appears to be pursuing.
Minnesota Officials Remind Residents Trump Admin’s Aim Is to Provoke
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wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
It’s a sentiment that Democratic elected officials in blue states and cities around the country have had to embody for months to fend off the kind of federal occupation that Trump appears to be pursuing.
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Many of the targets of his first year of immigration operations have been blue cities — places whose elected Democratic leadership he wants to punish and where he can send in federal officers and the National Guard to inflame tensions as residents inevitably protest the ICE arrests.
Minnesota Officials Remind Residents Trump Admin’s Aim Is to Provoke
This is your TPM evening briefing.
wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Many of the targets of his first year of immigration operations have been blue cities — places whose elected Democratic leadership he wants to punish and where he can send in federal officers and the National Guard to inflame tensions as residents inevitably protest the ICE arrests.