Trump Cuts Sanctuary City Funding, LA Anti-ICE Riots Turn Violent, Tim Walz Senate Seat Scheme

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The deadline has arrived. Yesterday was February 1st. That was the date President Trump gave sanctuary cities to get in line or lose their federal funding. The media said he wouldn't do it. The mayor said it was a bluff. And what happened? The cash spigot is turning off. But look at the reaction. We aren't seeing negotiation. We are seeing chaos. Los Angeles is burning again. Antifa is back on the streets attacking ICE facilities.

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And while the streets are on fire, Tim Walz is quietly making a power play that exposes the absolute hypocrisy of the Democrat Party. They call it resistance, I call it desperation.

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Welcome everyone to the briefing. Today we are connecting the dots on three major stories that the legacy media wants to keep separate. First, the sanctuary city bill has come due. Trump gave them a window. That window is closed. We are going to look at exactly which cities are buckling and which ones are doubling down and why the Constitution is actually on Trump's side here. Second, we are going to Los Angeles. You've seen the clips. Violent riots.

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Attacks on federal agents? This isn't a peaceful protest. This is a coordinated assault to protect criminal aliens. We are going to talk about why this is happening now and how the federal response is going to be very different than it was in 2020. And finally, we have to talk about Tim Walz. While everyone is distracted by the border battles, Walz is maneuvering for a Senate seat he didn't earn. It's a PAC briefing, so let's get into it. Tree.

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Alright, Patriots, this one is massive. Yesterday, Sunday, February 1st, Trump's deadline for sanctuary cities just expired. And you know what happened? Exactly what Trump said would happen. Federal funding to sanctuary cities and states cut off, done, finished. No more federal money for jurisdictions that protect criminals at the expense of American citizens. Let me back up and give you the timeline, because this shows you the difference between Trump's leadership

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and the endless talk we got from Biden. January 13th, so three weeks ago, Trump spoke at the Detroit Economic Club, and he made it an announcement that sent shockwaves through every sanctuary city in America. He said, and I quote, starting February 1st, we are not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens. And it breeds fraud.

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and crime and all the other problems that come. So we are not making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary. February 1st, he gave them a date. He gave them a deadline. And patriots, you know what happened on February 1st? Trump followed through. Think about that for a second. A politician who actually keeps his promises. A president who says this will happen on this date and that it happens on that date. When's the last time you saw that?

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Trump didn't say we are looking into it or we're considering options or in the coming weeks. He said February 1st and on February 1st, boom, done. No more federal money to cities and states that refuse to cooperate with ICE. No more taxpayer dollars funding jurisdictions that actively obstruct federal immigration enforcement. No more rewarding places that choose criminals over citizens.

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Now, Patriots, let me explain what sanctuary cities actually are. Because the legacy media makes them sound compassionate. Oh, they're just protecting families. No, they are protecting criminals. When ICE arrests an illegal immigrant who's committed crimes and puts a detainer on them, sanctuary cities ignore it. They release the criminal back onto the streets, back into your neighborhoods where they can commit more crimes. Patriots...

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Why should your tax dollars fund San Francisco or Chicago when those cities are actively undermining federal law? The answer is, we shouldn't. And Trump just said, fine, you want to protect criminals? You don't get federal money anymore. Now, here's where it gets even better. Trump didn't just make a blanket announcement. He got specific. He called out Minnesota by name. Trump said, we have also suspended payments tied to suspected scammers in Minnesota.

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of which there are many. It's a great state. It was a great state. Now it's getting destroyed by that stupid governor. He's talking about Tim Walz. And he's talking about the massive fraud scandal that's been ripping off Minnesota taxpayers for years. Somali daycare fraud, hundreds of millions of dollars stolen. And Walz did nothing. He enabled it. He looked the other way while criminals looted the system. Trump said,

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No more money to Minnesota until you clean up the fraud." And he went further. Trump vowed that his administration would denaturalize foreign-born Somali citizens if they are convicted of fraud. That means if you came here, became a citizen, and then stole from taxpayers, you're gone. Citizenship revoked, deported. The Department of Homeland Security is also ending temporary protected status for Somali migrants.

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Trump is sending a message, patriots. You can come here legally. You follow the rules. You contribute to society. You are welcome here. But you come here and steal? You are out. This is what accountability looks like. Now let's talk about the impact of this policy. Because cutting all federal funding to sanctuary cities isn't symbolic. It's real. Cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, they get

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billions in federal money every year. Transportation grants, housing assistance, law enforcement funding, education programs, all of that gone if they don't cooperate with ICE. You think Mayor Karen Bass in Los Angeles is happy about this? You think Chicago's mayor wants to lose federal funding? No, they are panicking because Trump just called their bluff.

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For years, sanctuary cities acted like they could defy federal immigration law with no consequences. Well, Trump just said, okay, be a sanctuary, but you're not getting federal money. And now they have a choice, protect criminals and lose funding or cooperate with ICE. When the money dries up and budgets collapse, they are going to fold because they don't have a choice. Trump understands leverage. He's using it to force them to follow the law.

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This is what winning looks like. Now, the legacy media, when they cover this, if they cover this at all, acts like Trump is being cruel. No, he's punishing cities for breaking the law and endangering American citizens. You want compassion, patriots? How about compassion for victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants who were released by sanctuary cities instead of being deported? How about compassion for American workers whose jobs were taken? For taxpayers?

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funding all of this. That's who deserves compassion, not criminals who came here illegally and committed more crimes. Trump gets this, and on February 1st, he delivered. Let me ask you something, Patriots. When Trump says he's going to do something, do you believe him? When he gives you a date, do you trust that it will happen? Because that's the difference between Trump and almost every other politician. He doesn't just talk.

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He acts, he sets deadlines, he follows through. February 1st wasn't a suggestion, it wasn't a goal. It was a promise, and Trump kept it. Sanctuary cities had their warning. They had three weeks. They chose not to cooperate. Now, they pay the price. Actions have consequences. And this, patriots, is what leadership looks like. Not apologies, not excuses, not we'll look into it.

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Results on schedule as promised. Next story. And Patriots, this is the left's response to Trump's sanctuary city deadline. Friday, January 30th, violent riots in Los Angeles, so-called peaceful protesters attacking police with rocks and bottles, blocking federal buildings, setting fires, all part of a nationwide national shutdown protest organized by a group called 5501.

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And the legacy media? Still calling them peaceful. Let me give you what actually happened Friday in LA. Thousands of protesters gathered in front of City Hall Friday afternoon. This was part of their national shutdown, a coordinated effort across the country to protest ICE and deportations. The group organizing this, 5501, claims on their website to be, Peaceful Movement, where violence of any kind will not be tolerated. Keep that in mind, Patriots.

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They promised peace. mean, hell, they put it on their website. Now let me tell you what they delivered. The protesters marched from City Hall to a federal detention center in downtown LA. And when they got there, they swarmed the building. They blocked the loading dock with a makeshift barrier so federal agents couldn't even do their jobs. Then they started throwing rocks and bottles at police officers and federal agents. The LAPD Central Division put out a statement.

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We had hoped demonstrations today would be peaceful. However, as you can see in this video, the violent agitators invited LAPD due to their actions. Violent agitators, not peaceful protesters, violent agitators. LAPD issued a dispersal order at 5.45 p.m. They told the mob, you need to leave now. You know what happened, Patriots? The mob ignored it. They kept attacking police, they kept fighting.

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LAPD had to deploy tear gas and pepper balls just to get the crowd under control. One LAPD update said, These weren't peaceful protesters. Patriots,

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These were rioters, we know this. The mob marched through downtown LA, setting a dumpster on fire. When the fire department showed up to put it out, the agitators forced them to leave. The firefighters had to back out because it wasn't safe. So the fire kept burning in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. LAPD had to form anti-riot lines to push the mob back. Multiple arrests were made. One person was arrested for using a slingshot to fire projectiles at officers.

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A slingshot to attack cops. Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference Friday evening. said protests need to be peaceful. Then blamed Trump. She said Trump wanted violence to give him an excuse to escalate federal presence. She literally said, don't be surprised if the military re-enters our city.

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Let me get this straight, patriots. Protestors in her city attack her police, set fires, block federal buildings, assault officers, and somehow again, this is Trump's fault. No, it's the rioters' fault. But Mayor Bass can't admit that because these are her voters. So she blames Trump instead. This is the left in 2026, patriots. Take responsibility for nothing. Blame Trump for everything.

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Now let's talk about the organization behind the 5501, because they are not done. Friday was their national shutdown, but they've got more planned. In February, they are planning an impeached, convict, removed, defund national protest. In March, a no-kings protest. And Saturday, this past weekend, they called for ice out of everywhere protests. This is a coordinated campaign to abolish immigration and customs enforcement, to end

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deportations to make America a sanctuary country where illegal immigrants face zero consequences. And they are using the Minneapolis shootings, Alex Peretti and Renee Good, as their rallying cry. You remember that story, Patriots, right? Federal agents in Minneapolis trying to arrest illegal immigrants. Renee Good allegedly tried to ram them with her car. An ICE agent shot her and she died. The left turned her into a martyr.

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They are acting like she was the victim, not the federal agent she tried to murder. And now they are using her death to incite violence against ICE agents across the country. That's what Friday's riots were really about. Not immigration reform, not compassion. Revenge. They want ICE agents afraid. They want federal law enforcement to back down. They want to make deportation so politically toxic that Trump stops.

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But Trump isn't stopping, Patriots. He's ramping up. He just cut funding to sanctuary cities. He's deporting record numbers. He's following through on every promise he made. And the left is panicking. So they are rioting. Let me ask you something, Patriots. What would happen if conservatives did this? If we blocked federal buildings and attacked cops with rocks and bottles? The legacy media would call us terrorists. They demand mass arrests. But when the left does it,

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It's a mostly peaceful protest. It's understandable frustration. The double standard is disgusting. The group 5501 claims to be peaceful on their website, but when their protesters attack cops and set fires, there's no accountability, no condemnation, just excuses and blame Trump. You see the pattern. They say peaceful. They promise nonviolence. But when it's time to protest,

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They turn into a mob. Because that's who they are, patriots. That's what the left does when they don't get their way. They riot, they burn, they attack, they scream, and then they blame us for noticing. Well, we are noticing. And we are not buying it anymore. Trump is enforcing immigration law, deporting criminals, making America safer. And the left's response? Violence in the streets. That tells you everything you need to know about their priorities right now.

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All right, Patriots, final story. And this one is classic Democrat backroom dealing. Wednesday, January 28th, Tim Walz did an interview with MSNOW where he claimed he will never run for office again. Sounds noble, right? Sounds like he's stepping away from politics to serve in other ways. Wrong. Because Walz won't rule out being appointed to Amy Klobuchar's Senate seat if she becomes Minnesota governor.

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Think about that for a second. He says, I'll never run for office again, but he doesn't say I'll never hold office again. You see the loophole, you see the scheme. Let me walk you through what's happening here because this is political corruption 101. January 5th, a month ago, Wallace dropped out of the Minnesota governor's race. He said he couldn't give a campaign his all while defending Minnesota from criminals and fraud. So noble, so selfless.

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Except that's complete garbage, Patriots. January 29th, Amy Klobuchar announces she's running for governor. Walls drops out. Klobuchar jumps in. And sources who predicted Walls becoming Kamala Harris's running mate say the plan is Klobuchar wins governor, then appoints Walls to her Senate seat. Walls becomes U.S. without facing voters, without answering for the massive fraud and the scandal on his watch.

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He just gets appointed. Backroom deal. Political favor. Business as usual. And when Walls was asked about this Wednesday, you know what he said? I will never run for an elected office again. Never again. Notice what he didn't say, Patriots. He didn't say, I won't accept an appointment. He didn't say, I'm done with politics. He said, he won't run. But appointments don't require running. They don't require voters. They don't require accountability.

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You just get a phone call, congratulations Senator Walz, done. This is the ultimate dodge, Patriots. Walz can't win right now because Minnesota voters are furious about the fraud. The Somali daycare fraud, hundreds of millions stolen, Walz did nothing. Plus the DOJ subpoenaed him January 20th for obstructing ICE. He's under investigation. You think he can win an election with that hanging over his head? So the plan? Avoid the election.

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get appointed instead. Polly Markick says Walls is 30 times more likely to be charged with a crime than become president. There's a 23 % chance he gets charged within a year. His response? Scheme his way into the Senate. Think about what this means, Patriots. Walls drops out claiming he needs to focus on Minnesota, but then gets promoted to the US Senate? How does becoming a senator help Minnesota? It doesn't.

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This is about avoiding accountability. He can't face voters, so he gets Klobuchar to appoint him instead. If Klobuchar wins, she'll appoint the guy who handed her the governor's mansion, Tim Walz, United States Senator, without a single vote. Is this how democracy works? Politicians avoiding elections? Backroom appointments? No, but that's how Democrats operate. They don't trust voters. They don't want consequences for their failures.

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So they cut deals. They appoint each other. Meanwhile, Minnesota falls apart. Fraud everywhere, criminals protected, taxpayer money stolen. And Walls' response? I'm done running for office. Not done holding office. Just done asking voters for permission. If this scheme works, it tells every corrupt politician, don't worry about scandals. Just cut a deal. Get appointed. Avoid the voters. That's not democracy, patriots.

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That's a swamp, and walls is swimming right through it right now. So there you have it, Patriots. The first story. Trump's February 1st deadline expired. He announced it January 13th. February 1st came. It happened. No more taxpayer money to sanctuary cities. Minnesota called out for fraud. Trump vowed to denaturalize Somali citizens convicted of stealing. Promises kept. Story two. Friday LA riots.

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Peaceful protesters attack cops with rocks and bottles. Blocked federal buildings set fires. Group 5501 promised peace, delivered violence. LAPD deployed tear gas. Mayor Blass blamed Trump instead of the rioters. The left riots when they lose, then blames conservatives. And the last story, Tim Walls says he'll never run for office again, but won't rule out being appointed to Klobuchar's Senate seat. The scheme, Walls drops out.

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Klobuchar runs for governor. She wins. She appoints Wallace to Senate. He avoids voters and accountability. Polymarket says he's 30 times more likely to be charged with a crime than become president. That's the Democrat playbook. Avoid elections, cut deals. Trump delivers the left riots, Democrats scheme. That's where we are, patriots. But here's the good news. Trump is fighting, keeping promises, using leverage to force sanctuary cities to follow the law.

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deporting criminals, holding people accountable. And we are paying attention. We are not falling for the legacy media lies about peaceful protests. We are not letting Democrats scheme in the dark. We see what's happening, and we are not staying silent. Well, this is O'Connor's Quick Strike, and I'm John O'Connor. I will see you on Wednesday, and until then, continue to hold the line, Patriots.