Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Sunday rejected Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's suggestion to create a safe zone for protests, saying free speech, when peaceful, should not be stifled.
"First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You are allowed to protest, so long as you're doing it peacefully. And by the way, we've got tens of thousands of people in Minneapolis that are grinning down the bear, that are peacefully expressing their First Amendment rights," Frey said in an interview on CBS News's "Face the Nation." |
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday rejected what he described as the "false choice" between annexing Greenland and the future of NATO.
In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," Bessent brushed off concerns from European allies about the future of the defense alliance when asked about their warnings that any move from the U.S. to annex the semiautonomous Danish territory in the Arctic could "destroy NATO." |
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Sunday pushed back against the Trump administration for reportedly ordering around 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota.
"This act was clearly designed to intimidate the people of Minneapolis. And here's the thing, we're not going to be intimidated. If the goal here is safety, we've got many mechanisms to achieve safety. And, the best way to get safety is not to have an influx of even more agents, and in this case, military, in Minneapolis," Frey told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." |
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Americans are increasingly likely to say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics have been too tough, according to a poll released Sunday.
In the CBS News/YouGov poll conducted late last week, 61 percent of respondents say the way ICE is conducting its operations when it stops or detains people is "too tough," while 15 percent say it's "not tough enough." Another 24 percent say it's "about right."v |
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended the Justice Department's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, describing the probe as appropriate "oversight" of the independent agency.
In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," the secretary stressed that the investigation focuses on Powell's handling of the renovation budget, brushing off concerns about President Trump's commitment to Fed independence.
"Of course, he's committed to the independence of the Federal Reserve," Bessent said about the president. "But independence does not mean no oversight." |
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Former Vice President Pence on Sunday slammed Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez, who has been heading up the country in the wake of Nicolás Maduro's capture.
"I want to say Delcy Rodríguez is not the right leader for Venezuela going forward. I understand the need for an interim period of time, there will be a stabilization fund, as the secretary of State has said, but I think it should be the objective of the United States to move forward as quickly as possible, to restore basic liberties, to restore free market principles, do that through free and fair elections," Pence told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." |
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Former Vice President Pence on Sunday backed President Trump's plan to acquire Greenland, but expressed reservations about Trump's tariff strategy.
"I think it's a question right now, Jake, not of what the president's trying to accomplish, but how? And I have concerns about using what I think is a questionable constitutional authority, imposing unilateral tariffs on NATO allies to achieve this objective, as much as I had concerns about the threat of a military invasion, which apparently is no longer being talked about," Pence told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." |
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McCaul: US invading Greenland would mean 'war with NATO itself |
GOP Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas) on Sunday said the United States's invasion of Greenland would mean "war" with NATO. "The fact is, the president has full military access to Greenland to protect us from any threat. So if he wants to purchase Greenland, that's one thing." McCaul said during a Sunday appearance on ABC's "This Week." |
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Van Hollen: 'ICE agents are the ones breaking the law, not the peaceful protesters' |
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday, saying it needs "dramatic reform" after recent turmoil surrounding the agency. "ICE agents are the ones breaking the law, not the peaceful protesters. So, I believe we should not be funding an ICE operation that is completely lawless. It needs dramatic reform. You know, Donald Trump said he was going to go after the, quote, 'worst of the worst,'" Van Hollen told ABC News's Jonathan Karl. |
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Van Hollen on Trump Greenland push: 'This is not about security' |
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) criticized President Trump's push to acquire Greenland on Sunday and said it is "not about security." "This is not about security, Jon. This is about a land grab. Donald Trump wants to get his hands on the minerals and other resources of Greenland, just like the real reason he went into Venezuela," Van Hollen told ABC News's Jonathan Karl on "This Week." |
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