(There must be bad polling) Trump Wouldn't Defend Agent Who Shot Man

[applegrove]

Trump Wouldn’t Defend Agent Who Shot Man

January 25, 2026 at 7:49 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 302 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/25/trump-wouldnt-defend-agent-who-shot-man/

“President Trump declined to say whether the federal officer who fatally shot a man in Minnesota this weekend had acted appropriately and said the administration was reviewing the incident,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Trump: “We’re looking, we’re reviewing everything and will come out with a determination.”

[leftstreet]

1. Oops. Who gets thrown under the bus?

Noem? Bovino? Bondi?

[applegrove]

2. Didn't they all say basically the same thing?

[Johonny]

4. In his first term Noem wpuld have been tossed by now

The fact she is still around shows how weak his hold on his cabinet is. He might actually fear them. 25th is a real option and he must know it.

[leftstreet]

5. Good points

hmm

[IcyPeas]

7. I had the same thought.

Trump wont be happy that his senior gestapo aren't being believed. Their press conferences are being labeled as bullshit.

So, yeah.... somebody will have to be sacrificed.

[William Gustafson]

3. the results will be out in two weeks, right around "TACO' time...

[LakeVermilion]

6. If they were smart,

they would let the investigation run its course. It’s easier and more favorable to dump Noem and Bovino under the bus.

But Krasnov always doubles down.

[chicoescuela]

8. Still no reporting on who the murder is?

Safely sent out of the state and headed to Maine?