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Trump says they'll 'de-escalate' in Minneapolis. Is policy shifting on the ground?
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President Trump says his administration will "de-escalate a little bit" in Minneapolis after significant public backlash to deportation operations in the city. CNN's Dana Bash and the "Inside Politics" panel explore what, if anything, that means for the federal law enforcement presence in Minnesota. "My sources at the White House are making clear, regardless of the rhetorical shifts, the policy on the ground is not changing all that much, if at all," Tyler Pager tells Bash.

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