Missouri’s Schmitt Says Minneapolis Violence Tied to Biden Border Approach; Cleaver Calls ICE Shootings “Deeply Disturbing”

U.S. Senator Republican Eric Schmitt of Missouri used a Senate floor speech on Wednesday to defend the Trump administration’s deportation efforts and argue that unrest in Minneapolis stems from weakened border enforcement under President Biden. “But the story of what’s happening in Minneapolis didn’t begin last month,” said Schmitt. “It began on January 20th, 2021, […]