In possible thaw, Trump and Minnesota governor talk after fatal shooting

Police tape hangs in front of a makeshift memorial at the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and ‌Minnesota Governor Tim Walz struck a conciliatory note after a private phone call on Monday, in a sign the two sides want to defuse a crisis over the Trump-ordered deportation drive that has left two U.S. ‌citizens dead in Minneapolis.

Trump and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey spoke by telephone on Monday as well, and their subsequent remarks were also upbeat, a change from weeks of vitriolic public exchanges.