Sensing what way the wind was blowing, President Donald Trump softened the stance. This is the same Tim Walz who Mr Trump had originally claimed was “inciting insurrection”, in the wake of Mr Pretti’s killing. For all the shifting rhetoric though, Minneapolis has by no means gotten a reprieve. In one posted on Tuesday, agents are seen surrounding a crying woman holding a young girl as they detain her relative. “Having gone through 2020, and what happened with the uprising after George Floyd was killed, Minneapolis has been organised.

Source: Irish Examiner January 31, 2026 00:35 UTC