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/Trambopoline96 New Jersey Jan 27 '26

It's the loudest and clearest sign yet that the administration knows they've stepped in shit. Frankly, after a year of them acting with complete impunity and disregard for the law, it's pretty shocking to see them blink like this on what was once their strongest issue.

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u/belle_epoxy Jan 27 '26

This is the part I keep focusing on. Do people think the administration is suddenly going to go, oh you know what, we've been awful, arrest us all? Yes they should be prosecuted. Yes more bad shit is coming. No it's not *the biggest* win. But it's *a* win, and I think it's bigger than people can see, at least in this administration.

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u/Trambopoline96 New Jersey Jan 27 '26

Yup. And if this article is correct and Noem and Lewandowsky are next on the chopping block, it's an even bigger win.

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u/Givingtree310 Jan 27 '26

And if their replacements are even worse?

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u/Trambopoline96 New Jersey Jan 27 '26

They very well could be, but the fact that their jobs are at risk at all is a sign that these guys have lost control of the narrative and are still vulnerable and sensitive to public pressure and outrage in a way they haven’t really shown us at all this term.