How Trump lost the info war in Minneapolis

Published January 27, 2026 10:38am ET



Welcome back to Washington Secrets. Your lunchtime reading today includes the inside story of why Donald Trump backed down in Minneapolis and the lurid details of a former governor’s lunchtime conversation.

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