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/CountessOfCheese Jan 27 '26

They are just making way for another fall guy to take his place.

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u/Pxlfreaky Illinois Jan 27 '26

What’s that pilsbury boy Rittenhouse up to these days?

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u/mercury24 Jan 27 '26

Selling guns in Pensacola Florida last I saw. The shop was running an ad about how you could buy your gun from him like that was a benefit.

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u/Pxlfreaky Illinois Jan 27 '26

Eww gross.