"PSAKI: Okay, listen, I know we`re all watching everything that`s happening in Minneapolis and Minnesota right now. We`re going to cover so much of it tonight, but I can`t stop thinking about the fact that two things can be true at the same time. The first truth is that the people of Minnesota have done something incredible. I mean, the neighbors, the church leaders, the members of the community that have braved subzero temperatures. You just saw how cold Chris was from standing outside for an hour. And people have been outside for hours protesting, even under the threat of pepper spray and even violence. They`ve been standing outside and making absolutely clear that they were not going to stand for the continuation of the lawless and cruel operations led by Greg Bovino."
"I mean, the people of Minnesota, unquestionably, I`ve been watching in politics, watching politics for a very long time. They pulled off something incredible. The people of Minnesota made Donald Trump blink. That little angry, cruel henchman of his is now on his way out of their state, on his way to early retirement. Greg Bovino, of course, that is. And that level of activism and commitment is in my view probably the best display of humanity we have seen since Donald Trump was inaugurated in the face of a massive tr"
Protesters in Minneapolis forced the removal of senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino following outrage over the killing of Alex Pretti. Community members, including neighbors and church leaders, stood for hours in subzero temperatures and faced pepper spray and potential violence to demand change. President Trump appointed Tom Homan as Bovino's replacement, and Homan drew criticism as being no better. Bovino was characterized as leading lawless and cruel operations and as an angry, cruel henchman of the president. The protests were portrayed as a powerful display of activism and humanity.
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