"I learned that maybe we can use a little bit of a softer touch, Trump said. But you still have to be tough. These are criminal we're dealing with really hard criminals. But look, I've called the people, I've called the governor, I've called the mayor, spoke to him, had great conversations with him. And then I see them ranting and raving out there, literally as though a call wasn't made."
"Yeah, he's clearly not looking to change the overall approach and strategy of what he ran on and what he was elected to do in mass deportation. But it is interesting to hear him take the rhetoric and try to place it back on the worst of the worst: criminals. He understands that what occurred in Minneapolis got far afield from what he had actually sort of talked about and promised, and saw the backlash from the country on this."
President Donald Trump said he learned a softer touch may be appropriate while still insisting on toughness against criminals. He said he contacted the governor and mayor and criticized their public reactions. The administration announced withdrawal of 700 of 2,700 federal agents from the Twin Cities. Trump sought to focus rhetoric on the 'worst of the worst' criminals and the Minneapolis operation exceeded his stated promises, prompting national backlash. A full policy reversal appears unlikely; the overall mass-deportation approach remains intact.
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