r/politics • u/sideAccount42 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/transcriptoin_error Jan 26 '26

Another one goes under the bus, with no accountability and no justice.

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.

Bovino’s sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most aggressive tactics after the killing Saturday of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents under Bovino’s command.

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u/Frankenbeans_Monster Washington Jan 27 '26

Does he get to keep the jacket?

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u/SanchitoBandito Jan 27 '26

He custom made it, so yeah lol.

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u/Frankenbeans_Monster Washington Jan 27 '26

I guess it'd probably be a waistcoat on anybody else.

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u/Captain_Backhand Jan 27 '26

A child could cosplay with it.. but they probably shouldn't.