"Bottom line, it was terrible. Both of them were terrible," Trump told Fox News on Tuesday.

Trump told ABC News in an exclusive interview that operations will continue.

Minneapolis has become the testing ground for when and how far corporate leaders will wade into escalating political tensions.

Attorney General Pam Bondi described the protesters as "rioters" and said they allegedly assaulted federal law enforcement.

The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led MInnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.

President Donald Trump is contacting lawmakers and "urging them not to shut down the government," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC.

Trump's immigration crackdown faces growing backlash after fatal Minneapolis shootings spark heated debate, putting Republicans in difficult position.

By Brad Brooks, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz struck a conciliatory note after a private phone call on Monday, in a sign the two sides want to defuse a crisis over the Trump-ordered deportation drive that has left two U.

President Donald Trump is heading back to America’s heartland in an attempt to refocus an economic message that’s been upstaged by controversy over his deportation policies and the killing of two protesters by federal officers.

Get live updates and the latest news as Trump holds a Cabinet meeting and the Senate considers taking up a government funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.