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

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The GOP has taken a mixed response to President Donald Trump‘s efforts to tamp down violent interactions between Minnesota protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

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.

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