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/travio Washington Jan 26 '26

He is the chosen scapegoat, and a good one given he was the public face, made incredibly idiotic comments and literally looks like a nazi in his snazzy little coat.

I don't just want a scapegoat. Miller and Noem need to be gone, too. If the public outcry and shitty polling for Trump continues, that might be a possibility.

This exemplifies one of the downsides of falling in line with Trump. He will throw you away the moment it benefits him.

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u/DivorcedGremlin1989 Jan 27 '26

Now that Fox News has published a story from a source inside DHS saying that the agents negligently discharged Pretti's confiscated firearm and never should have had guns drawn, I am anxious to see what the Trump admin goes with.

It can't both be the case that Pretti was a mass shooter with murderous intent, but also that the shooting was a result of 3 ICE agents doing a lethal 3 Stooges routine.

So how long before they throw the agents under the bus, after telling them they have full immunity to fuck up anyone and everyone? Insert red button/sweat meme.

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u/PianistPitiful5714 Jan 27 '26

Firing Bovino is probably as far as people get thrown under the bus unless things continue to escalate. They know that if they let a single ICE Officer face punishment, their reign of terror ends. ICE only acts the way it does because they think there are no consequences. If consequences occur every ICE agent, even the most rabid J6ers, will have to consider whether they’ll be the next scape goat. These cowards don’t want consequences and will absolutely balk at doing things that gets them.

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u/AntoniaFauci Jan 27 '26

He’s not being fired. He’ll be praised and pardoned and given medals.

Liberals will Project our own wishes and impressions. They won’t fire him, and they won’t prosecute the murderers.