Tom Homan has been deployed after two people were shot dead by federal agents in the city in less than a month.

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

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

By Jarrett Renshaw Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis, should not have been carrying a gun or fully loaded magazines,

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

Trump and the White House has sought to lower tensions over the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.

President Trump indicated during a Fox News interview before a speech in Iowa that Bovino's "out there" approach wasn't right for the situation.

By Jarrett Renshaw, Karl Plume and Trevor Hunnicutt CLIVE, Iowa, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Iowa on Tuesday as he worked to shore up support in a Midwestern political battleground just south of neighboring Minnesota,

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