Top Trump officials reverse themselves on Minneapolis shooting. Is it policy change or damage control?
- Posted on January 28, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Top Trump officials reverse themselves on Minneapolis shooting. Is it policy change or damage control?

Key Republicans are retreating from their blanket defense of Border Patrol agents who fatally shot a U.S. citizen Saturday on a Minneapolis street, part of a larger effort by the White House after the killing provoked widespread outrage.