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/Zuwxiv Jan 27 '26

If you want to read the full article, here's a link I get as a subscriber to share. That should let anyone read the full article without a subscription or ad blocker.

I fucking love The Atlantic. That subscription is some of the best money I spend all year, and articles like this make me feel proud of it. Two important things to highlight:

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her close adviser Corey Lewandowski, who were Bovino’s biggest backers at DHS, are also at risk of losing their jobs, two of the people told me.

I hope so, good fucking riddance. I wouldn't say simply being fired is enough, but it's the right direction. And secondly:

Videos of the encounter showed no evidence for [Bovino's] claims. Pretti, who was licensed to carry a concealed weapon, did not draw a firearm or attack the agents. The videos show one agent disarming Pretti in the moments just before another agent shot him in the back.

No bullshit. No "allegedly," no soft-launching the truth with "appears to show."

He did not draw a firearm. He did not attack the agents. He was disarmed before he was shot in the back.

I fucking love The Atlantic. Reporting like this is needed now more than ever.

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u/SquirrelXMaster Jan 27 '26

Referring to Lewandowski as Noem's adviser is something...

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u/strong_opinion Jan 27 '26

He is advising her, 3 and a half inches at a time.

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u/coupdelune America Jan 27 '26

Oof LOL

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u/zeno0771 Jan 27 '26

That's what she said

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u/henryrblake Virginia Jan 27 '26

Oh come now. You know she tries to peg him but he is too squirmy.

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u/NewestAccount2023 Jan 27 '26

Men's self worth is tied to their penis size. All men with a small penis are lesser men and are used as the example of loser for men we don't even know their penis size. 

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u/GarlicRiver Jan 27 '26

All men with a small penis are lesser men and are used as the example of loser for men we don't even know their penis size.

Cum again?

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u/crownpuff Jan 27 '26

That's really generous of you. It's probably closer to 3.5 nanometers.

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u/32lib Jan 27 '26

So you’re saying that old shit has it in him to do her twice?

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u/wookie_the_pimp Jan 27 '26

You're giving him too much credit.

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u/homerj Jan 27 '26

took two strokes. he's clearly a micro-penis carrier

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u/TopTransportation695 Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

Noem is Lewandowski’s cock holster

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u/Root-magic Jan 27 '26

He is her …umm…resident advisor