Trump LOSES IT and BACKS DOWN in MINNESOTA

What this episode is about

Donald Trump appears to be softening his stance towards Minnesota amid escalating public pressure following controversial actions by Border Patrol and ICE, including the murder of Alex Jeffrey Pratty. In a recent message, Trump described a respectful conversation with Governor Tim Walls, indicating a willingness to collaborate despite earlier inflammatory remarks and accusations against the state.

Key takeaways

• From 'Tampon Tim' to 'respectful,' Trump's verbal gymnastics are a masterclass in political backpedaling.
• Crime in Minnesota fell under Governor Walls, proving that sometimes local leadership does better than federal theatrics.
• Trump claims a $20 billion welfare fraud; seems like he's just playing a game of political Monopoly.
• When pressure mounts, Trump folds like a cheap suit – but his fabrications remain impressively tailored.
• Threatening lawsuits over polling? That’s Trump’s version of a tantrum when he doesn’t like the predictions.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Donald Trump (Guest) · 4 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Donald Trump, Tom Hman, Alex Jeffrey Pratty
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Donald Trump, Elon Omar, Tom Hman
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Alex Jeffrey Pratty, Magic Spoon
4. 9:00 – 12:00: Magic Spoon
5. 12:00 – 15:00: Alex Jeffrey Pratty, Ron DeSantis
6. 15:00 – 18:00: Chris Maidell
7. 18:00 – 19:36: Alex Jeffrey Pratty, Midas Plus

Notable quotes from "Trump LOSES IT and BACKS DOWN in MINNESOTA"

• Donald Trump just posted a message saying he had a very respectful conversation with Governor Tim Walls of Minnesota. And Donald Trump posted this message when hours before he attacked.

  about Donald Trump · at 0:18

• Additionally, the DOJ and Congress are looking at congresswoman and he puts that in quotes Omar who left Somalia with nothing and is now reportedly worth more than $44 million. Time will tell all. Thank you for your attention to.

  about Elon Omar · at 3:31

• This, Filming federal agents is only domestic terrorism to fascists. Trump's regime was saying that Alex Prey was a domestic terrorist there to massacre border patrol and ICE…

  about Alex Jeffrey Pratty · at 7:08

• Said, Magic Spoon is nostalgic. It tastes like the classics you grew up with, but without the sugar crash. Each serving packs 13 grams of protein, five grams net carbs, and…

  about Magic Spoon · at 8:37

• Bar chart showing the US dollar absolutely tanking right now and it says timber and Ronda Santis says ouch attacking the regime. Our editor-in chief Ron Philipowski writes I…

  about Ron DeSantis · at 14:12

• Folks, even the leading Republican governor candidate in Minnesota, Chris Maidell, has announced that he will be ending his bid for governor in Minnesota because he can't stand by as the.

  about Chris Maidell · at 15:32

• Become a subscriber to our Substack at midasplus.com. You'll get daily recaps from Ron Philipski, add free episodes of our podcast, and more exclusive content only available at midasplus.com.

  about Midas Plus · at 19:20

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Donald Trump — Person · Primary referenced political figure · 9 mentions · first at 0:00
  Central subject of the segment; the speaker frames Trump as "caving" and ties him to ICE/Border Patrol actions and messaging about Minnesota.
• Alex Jeffrey Pratty — Person · Referenced victim in the narrative · 4 mentions · first at 0:49
  The episode repeatedly cites his killing as the catalyst for public pressure and as evidence in the critique of ICE/Border Patrol conduct.
• Tom Hman — Person · Referenced enforcement official/operative in Trump message · 3 mentions · first at 1:08
  Named by Trump as the person being sent/calling Minnesota; functions as the operational link in the episode’s discussion of ICE/Border Patrol actions.
  Respect to Minnesota. It was a very good call and we actually seem to be on a similar wavelength. I told Governor Walls that I would have Tom Hman call him and that we are…
• Elon Omar — Person · Referenced political target in Trump post · 2 mentions · first at 3:34
  Mentioned as a subject of Trump’s allegations about wealth and scrutiny; used as an example of the speaker’s claim of defamation and political pretext.
• Ron DeSantis — Person · Referenced political figure (intra-party critic) · 1 mention · first at 14:05
  Cited as a Republican governor criticizing the “regime” (per speaker) and framed as signaling early 2028 primary positioning.
• Chris Maidell — Person · Referenced Minnesota Republican candidate (withdrawn) · 1 mention · first at 15:34
  Used as evidence of political backlash: described as ending his gubernatorial bid due to national GOP attacks on Minnesota.

Sponsors

• Magic Spoon — Product · Sponsor · 4 mentions · first at 8:24
  Promoted as a high-protein, zero-sugar cereal with nostalgic flavors, mentioned in an ad read.
• Midas Plus — Product · Sponsor · 1 mention · first at 19:20
  Mentioned as a subscription service offering daily recaps and exclusive content, likely a sponsor of the podcast.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Donald Trump appears to be caving. Donald Trump appears to be backing down as the public pressure grows against his despicable regime and the Border Patrol and ICE coldblooded murders in Minnesota and throughout the rest of the country. Donald Trump just posted a message saying he had a very respectful conversation with Governor Tim Walls of Minnesota. And Donald Trump posted this message when hours before he attacked the state of Minnesota and said they were involved in all of this fraud. And now Donald Trump appears to be backing down. Let me read to you the message that Donald Trump posted. And this as the pressure from the American people has reached a fever pitch following the murder, the coldblooded murder of Alex Jeffrey Pratty. Here's the message that Donald Trump posted moments ago. He goes, "Governor Tim Walls called me with the request to work together with respect to Minnesota. It was a very good

1:04 call and we actually seem to be on a similar wavelength. I told Governor Walls that I would have Tom Hman call him and that we are looking for any and all criminals that they have in their possession." The governor very respectfully understood that and I will be speaking to him in the near future. He was happy that Tom Hman was going to Minnesota and so am I. We have had such tremendous success in Washington DC, Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and virtually every other place that we have quote touched. And even in Minnesota, crime is way down.

1:35 But both Governor Walls and I want to make it better. President Donald J. Trump, crime was down in Minnesota before you got there because of the work of Governor Walls and local law enforcement. You've made things worse. You've been calling Governor Walls a felon. You've called him Tampon Tim. You've called for his arrest. You defamed him, by the way, hours before you posted this message. So, Donald Trump is obviously caving. And this is how he goes about it. The same way Donald Trump says that he made a deal with Greenland and Denmark after threatening to invade Greenland. This is what Donald Trump does. He makes things up. He lies when he backs down. And he goes, "Oh, yes. Governor Walls is very glad that Tom Hman, the borders are is heading into Minnesota. Yeah, I don't think Governor Walls wants Tom H.

2:27 Homeman in his state. I think Governor Walls will be glad that the Trump regime may be sending their border patrol and Ice Gustapo to leave the great state of Minnesota as the people of Minnesota powerfully stood up to Donald Trump and his repressive regime. And this is what you need to do to punch back against the bully. peacefully protest, uniting as a community and standing up against this authoritarian regime. And you see that Donald Trump caves over and over again when you stand up to him. And this is how Donald Trump tries to find his offramp. Now, here's what Donald Trump posted earlier this morning. He wrote and JD Vance reposted, "I am sending Tom Hman to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there. Tom is tough but fair and will report directly to me separately. A major investigation is going on with respect to the massive 20 billion dollar plus

3:23 welfare fraud that has taken place in Minnesota and is at least partially responsible for the violent organized protest going on in the streets. Additionally, the DOJ and Congress are looking at congresswoman and he puts that in quotes Omar who left Somalia with nothing and is now reportedly worth more than $44 million. Time will tell all. Thank you for your attention to this matter, President DJT. So, we went from posting that earlier in the morning to now posting, "I've had a great conversation with Governor Walls, a very respectful one." And we talked about ways to make things better after he just defamed Minnesota again, attacked Congresswoman Elon Omar, made up more lies about rampant fraud taking place to the tune of 20 billion dollars as pretext for ICE and Border Patrol Gustapo when fraud was being prosecuted under former President Biden. And Donald Trump's the one pardoning the fraudsters

4:21 and criminals. But also, Donald Trump posted this this morning. fake and fraudulent polling should be virtually a criminal offense. As an example, all of the anti-Trump media that covered me during the 2020 election showed polls that were knowingly wrong. And then Donald Trump says the failing New York Times, the ABC fake news, NBC fake news, CBS fake news, lowrating CNN, or now defunct MSDNC. The polls are all fraudulent. And Donald Trump goes on to threaten that I'm going to sue all of you for your fraudulent polls. By the way, earlier this morning, as part of Donald Trump's caving and capitulation, he sent on state regime media Todd Blanch, his number two at the Department of Justice. And Todd Blanch said that no one in the regime ever talked about how there was, you know, how Alex Prey was there to massacre people or to harm people. That that's not what we said at all because the Fox host was pissed. I'm

5:19 going to show you what happened. The Vox ho said, you know, you're out there calling Alex Prey a domestic terrorist and saying he was there to massacre police officer, massacre the border patrol in Ice Gestapo. That's not what was happening. Watch what Todd Blanch says here. Play this clip.

5:36 With all due respect, with all due respect, sir, my question is more pointed. Do you believe your colleagues may have gone farther? you are an attorney, a DOJ 18 US code 2331. It has a legal definition of domestic terrorism and it doesn't appear to most of the country that have watched the available video and we'll see if there's body cam video. I'd love to know if that's going to come out if there was such a thing, but it does not appear to have met that definition of domestic terrorism. So, I'm just sort of wondering how you in the DOJ are viewing whether your colleagues may have gone too far.

6:10 Look, I don't I don't think anybody thinks that they were comparing what happened on Saturday to the legal definition of domestic terrorism. What we saw was a a very violent altercation. And we I am not going to prejudge the facts. You're right. There's a bunch of video that's out there. There's a bunch of video that we haven't seen yet in the in the minutes leading up to what happened and and in in what happened afterwards. And you're right, to the extent there's body cam or other videos that that that witnesses are still providing to us. So, so I'm not describing it as as anything except for a a tragedy.

6:43 Okay. Well, here's what Steven Miller posted. Miller wrote, "A domestic terrorist tried to assassinate federal law enforcement, and this is your response? You and the state's entire Democratic leadership team have been flaming the flames of insurrection for the singular purpose of stopping the deportation of illegals who invaded the country." country. And as our editor-in-chief, Ron Philipowsky, wrote back on January 24th when Miller posted this, "Filming federal agents is only domestic terrorism to fascists." Trump's regime was saying that Alex Prey was a domestic terrorist there to massacre border patrol and ICE Gustapo. Just so you can see for yourself, this was Greg Bevino and Christine Gnome literally saying the exact same thing after Alex Prey was murdered. And Blue Georgia did a good side by side cut here. Play this clip.

7:36 An individual approached US Border Patrol officers agent with a 9mm semi-automatic hand semi-automatic handgun.

7:44 The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. fearing for his life and for the lives of his fellow officers around him.

7:56 The agent fired defensive shots. Medics were on the scene immediately and attempted to deliver medical aid to the subject, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

8:06 Pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect also had two magazines with ammunition in them of rounds. He also had no ID. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the city to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill.

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10:33 The headline from the Wall Street Journal oped was, "Time for ICE to pause in Minneapolis. Alex Prey made a mistake, but he wasn't a domestic terrorist." What mistake did he make though, Wall Street Journal, we have a First Amendment right to peacefully protest. He was there peacefully protesting. The ICE and Border Patrol Gustapo who were terrorizing the community, they were brutalizing and pepper-spraying a female protester. and Alex Prey went to simply help her when he was pepper-sprayed, gangtackled, and beaten by the Border Patrol Gestapo before he was murdered. So, what what mistake did he make? There's a first amendment right there. There's also a second amendment right uh the right to bear arms and Prey had a legal permit to conceal carry a handgun. He was not brandishing the gun. He didn't point it.

11:25 In fact, what happened, and we all saw the videos, a border patrol agent removed the gun from the holster and then when he was completely helpless, Prety was murdered. There was no mistakes made right here. And all of the Trump regime sick offense, the cabinet members, the MAGA Republicans in the House and Senate who say that if you bring a gun to a protest, you deserve to be killed, which is what the Trump regime was saying. They just showed they never cared about the Second Amendment ever. They were never first amendment absolutists. They don't care about anything other than hoisting up their own dictator uh to uh suck up all the wealth of this country and give it to the right-wing oligarchs and screw over the people. As the Wall Street Journal board though says, Americans don't want law enforcement shooting people in the streets or arresting 5-year-old boys or kidnapping two-year-old girls. The

12:17 American people just want healthcare. The American people want to afford homes. The American people want good education. The American people want to go and afford their groceries. That's what the American people want to go about living our lives without a ranting, raving maniac talking about, oh, the fake polls this, the fake polls that, Greenland this, Greenland that. We've seen all these message from MAGA supporters as well. And I think this is one of the reasons Trump has caved as well. You've got MAGA supporters burning their MAGA hats. You have Kyle writing, "I voted for Trump. I supported most of his policies. I agree with conservatives most of the time, but I will not partake in this. If exercising your Second Amendment right warrants your death, if rendering aid to your fellow countrymen warrants a death sentence, if constitutional rights take a backseat to administrative policies or infringements

13:06 are a justified means to an end, I will not partake. Amy, another Trump supporter, says, "I don't say this lightly. I can no longer support Trump. The actions carried out by ICE are wrong and inhumane and leadership is responsible for it. Accountability matters and so does humanity. There was a time when I felt I could support Trump even if I didn't agree with everything. But watching what's happened with ICE changed that for me completely. The cruelty, the lack of humanity, the suffering of families, it's not something I can justify or look away from. This isn't about politics anymore.

13:36 It's about basic human decency. And I cannot support anyone who allows that to be violated. Or grace. I would like to hear from other Trump supporters. How are you feeling about the last three weeks with ICE shootings and murder? Because I no longer can support a president that shows no remorse and continues to allow this to go on. I'm beyond sad. My heart is hurting. And to be clear, yes, I've been a libertarian for many years and I also am a Trump supporter for several years. I had my reasons and now I'm not. Even MAGA Republican governor from Florida, Ron DeSantis, is out there attacking the regime right now. He posted a chart from bar chart showing the US dollar absolutely tanking right now and it says timber and Ronda Santis says ouch attacking the regime. Our editor-in chief Ron Philipowski writes I guess the 2028 Republican primary is already getting started early. Philip Kowski also writes, "Is the government ever

14:31 going to release the name of the masked agents who killed Alex Prey or are we going to continue to have a federal secret police force in this country?" I guess we found out from Republicans this week the various ways the second amendment rights can be infringed. And by the way, just take a look at the name of the nine the names of the nine people that ICE and Border Patrol have killed so far in 2026 and say their names. Alex Prey, Renee Good, Keith Porter, Habair Sanchez Dominguez, Victor Emanuel Diaz, Parad Luis Beltran Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunz Caseres, Heraldo Lunos Campos. They all deserve remembrance. They all deserve justice. And when you look into these deaths, they're all horrific. I mean, you take a look at Heraldo Luna's Campos where the ICE and Border Patrol Gustapo said he died by suicide, but then it became clear with an autopsy that he died because he was strangled and it appears to have been strangled by

15:26 ICE officials uh and strangled to death. And that was being covered up as well. Folks, even the leading Republican governor candidate in Minnesota, Chris Maidell, has announced that he will be ending his bid for governor in Minnesota because he can't stand by as the national GOP party goes on to uh attack the state of Minnesota. He said, "I can't be a part of I can't run for the governor as a Republican candidate where the National Republican Party is out there terrorizing the state of Minnesota." So, he dropped out of the race, the leading Republican candidate or one of the leading Republican candidates in Minnesota. And folks, there's so many other data points as well that I just want to share with you that you wake up and you say, "What's going this regime is so despicable." I mean, you have Mike Walls, the United Nation, the US ambassador to the United Nations. He's out there still ranting

16:25 and raving and lying that Greenland is not being taken care of by Denmark enough and that they don't have health care in Greenland. And if you get if you have cancer in Greenland, you'll die because you won't be able to get treatment. I think you're referring to the United States because they have universal health care in Greenland. They have universal health care in Denmark. If you get a cancer diagnosis in Greenland right now, you may be flown free of charge to Denmark to receive treatment free of charge. In the US, it's a death sentence. Play this clip.

16:56 But they have ignored Greenland from a defense standpoint and they have ignored the Greenlandic native Inouit people. Final point there. If you look in contrast to Alaska natives, there's an Alaska sovereign wealth fund, Shannon, that has over 80 billion dollar in assets benefiting Alaskan natives. If you get a cancer diagnosis in Greenland right now, it's darn near a death sentence. Denmark has not invested in the way that it should have over the years. And as Mike Walls, the MAGA Republican US ambassador to the United Nations, is out there again still defaming Greenland and Denmark, you have this latest chart right here. Michael Arett posts it a chart showing how measles cases are surging, have surged in 2025, and you compare it to prior years, and it's astounding. As Michael Arett says, wow, this chart is simply unreal. How is this even possible that in a developed country in the 21st

17:55 century you have this taking place with massive measles outbreaks across the United States right now? And finally, it seems that we are now approaching another government shutdown. I did a video on this earlier today. MAGA Mike Johnson has put the House of Representatives in recess. You'll recall that the House passed this appropriation spending bill that would also increase funding for ICE. The Democrats in the Senate are not supporting any increases for ICE. So, if there are any amendments right now to the appropriations bill in the Senate, which won't which doesn't appear it will pass the Senate in its current form. If there are any changes, it has to get sent back to the House.

18:38 But Maggamike has sent the House into yet another recess. It's adjorned. They're on vacation again. And now it seems like we're going to head into another government shutdown. And by the way, Magga Mike Johnson has not commented at all on anything in the past 48 hours since the cold-blooded murder of Alex Jeffrey Pratty. He's gone radio silent because he's weak and he's pathetic. And now the and he sent the house into another vacation just like he did before when he was covering up the Epstein files over the summer and then refused to allow the house to even work.

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Trump LOSES IT and BACKS DOWN in MINNESOTA"?

Donald Trump (Guest).

What is "Trump LOSES IT and BACKS DOWN in MINNESOTA" about?

Donald Trump appears to be softening his stance towards Minnesota amid escalating public pressure following controversial actions by Border Patrol and ICE, including the murder of Alex Jeffrey Pratty. In a recent message, Trump described a respectful conversation with Governor Tim Walls, indicating a willingness to collaborate despite earlier inflammatory remarks and accusations against the state.

What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?

8 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Donald Trump, Alex Jeffrey Pratty, Tom Hman, Elon Omar, Ron DeSantis, Chris Maidell. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Trump LOSES IT and BACKS DOWN in MINNESOTA"?

The episode runs 20 min; the transcript is about 3,366 words in 29 timestamped sections.

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