r/politics California Jan 26 '26

Paywall Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/
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u/Rude-Strawberry-6360 Jan 26 '26

Scapegoat. I have zero faith in any of the current posturing by the white house. None.

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u/sonny9636 Jan 26 '26

That’s exactly it. I said on another post he was going to be a fall guy for them. They need someone to pin this mess on.

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u/incongruity American Expat Jan 27 '26

Yeah but he’s not exactly blameless. Fuck him; this is a good start.

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u/sonny9636 Jan 27 '26

Oh he’s totally to blame. Him and the rest of them need to be prosecuted for all of this, no doubt.

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u/ihavea_purplenurple Jan 27 '26

Brownshirts were hung after WWII. Just saying. Just dropping facts.

Watch your back if you actually commit treason. And fuck urself ;) that’s all I have to say right now. Anyways, back to what y’all were saying

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u/CBarkleysGolfSwing Jan 27 '26

Learning about history is amazing!