There’s a new piece out by the Daily Mail which suggests that President Trump isn’t happy about the optics on the ground in Minnesota, where DHS is having to flood the zone with federal officers because of the government-instigated uprising against ICE in places like Minneapolis.
The report suggests Trump has seen private polling where he and Republicans could be losing independents and moderates because of federal agents having to deal with activists and rioters, as opposed to just deporting illegals.
In fact, Trump himself would much rather seen federal agents deporting illegals instead of fighting with agitators, according to the report.
Here’s more from Daily Mail:
Donald Trump has expressed grave reservations about the optics for his immigration crackdown after an ICE agent shot dead a protester in Minneapolis last week.
Renee Good, 37, was killed during the crackdown that has seen thousands of ICE officers flood the Twin Cities, yanking people from cars and homes while confronting angry protesters demanding they leave.
White House aides are privately worried that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s tactics are eroding public support, with prominent conservative voices Joe Rogan and Megyn Kelly criticizing the administration’s handling.
Trump has even admitted that it ‘looks bad’ and wants to see ICE agents conducting deportations not fighting with protesters, according to a report from Axios.
‘I wouldn’t say he’s concerned about the policy,’ said a top Trump adviser. ‘He wants deportations. He wants mass deportations. What he doesn’t want is what people are seeing.
‘He doesn’t like the way it looks. It looks bad, so he’s expressed some discomfort at that… There’s the right way to do this. And this doesn’t look like the right way to a lot of people.’
Trump has been shown private polling that shows independent, moderate, and minority voters are losing support for the crackdown. Those voters were key to his 2024 victory and will be essential in the 2026 midterms.
The internal GOP poll found 60 percent of independents and 58 percent of undecideds believe Trump is ‘too focused’ on deportations.
The survey also found 33 percent believed he is deporting mostly law-abiding people, not criminals.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem spoke with Trump yesterday morning, and I bet much of it was about this. As we head into the midterms, this must be a great concern for Trump, who threatened yesterday to invoke the Insurrection Act to restore law and order. I hope he does it.