James Comer Calls on Trump to Pull ICE Out of Minnesota

[applegrove]

James Comer Calls on Trump to Pull ICE Out of Minnesota

January 25, 2026 at 4:18 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 157 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/25/james-comer-calls-on-trump-to-pull-ice-out-of-minnesota/

“House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer suggested on Sunday that President Donald Trump should pull back the thousands of federal officers deployed to Minneapolis, becoming the first prominent Republican to urge Trump to consider local officials’ requests for respite from the aggressive immigration crackdown that has led to two deaths, multiple shootings by federal immigration agents and widespread protests,” NOTUS reports.

Said Comer: “If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, OK, if the mayor and the governor are going to put our ICE officials in harm’s way, and there’s a chance of losing more, you know, innocent lives or whatever, then maybe go to another city.”

Applegrove: "or whatever" .... he can't quite call out bad shootings. What a cult. You have to tip toe around Trump who is hurting Americans. Comer makes it about the people of Minneapolis who should stand up against their elected officials and Governor. That is the angle the right wing in Congress and Senate are going to use. "Or WHATEVER". Not even calling out the administrations lies. Or the unlawful killing of two people.

[Vinca]

1. He's fucking worried about ICE officials being in harm's way????????????????????????????

[applegrove]

3. Yup. He's test driving a meme for Republicans to get behind.

[leftstreet]

5. Won't someone think of the poor agents!?

[mr715]

11. Right

But that is how to twitch the ear of Trump. You frame it that way.

Do you think Comer really cares either way?

[tblue37]

14. The fragile HEAVILY ARMED agents.

[mr715]

22. They are special little snowflakes.

Very, very delicate. Biggest, strongest, toughest guys. Badass tattoos. Micropenises and a parole officer, all of em.

[LiberalArkie]

37. Oh, the humanity , they might accidentally break a nail.

[mr715]

38. Man down man down man down

Before a boss fight and no saves in sight.

Chuds.

[littlemissmartypants]

33. No. He's worried about the government shut down that's coming.

[delisen]

2. Comer proving us with scared rabbit humor in a tense situation

He suggests Trump send ICE to some other city. I guess he has gotten a few constituent phone calls.

[rzemanfl]

4. I hope Comer has to deal with "or whatever" sometime soon.

Fuck him bigly.

[tanyev]

6. Oh, the ICE officials are in harm's way, riiiight.

[newdeal2]

7. Send them to his state

And any other Repub state if they want them.

[bluestarone]

8. Timing, to me is weird here. Is he saying this to influence an upcoming vote in the senate?

I feel he is. NO matter what ICE funding has to get DUMPED!!

[Blue Owl]

9. Comer Pyle of shit

[mr715]

10. This is how a stupid person says "Oops"

James Comer is a douchebag. However, he is a very public facing Republican and that he is suggesting to pull ICE out of Minneapolis is extraordinary.

Again, use the razor. He is doing this out of political self interest, not out of any sort of ideology nor morality.

This is him trying to communicate to Trump (thin skinned, vengeful, capricious) a course of action in a way that is not framed as a retreat, but as a completed mission.

This is GOP playbook 101.

They see what we see, and even their most odious members are trying to figure a way out.

I wouldn't say a dam is breaking, because we are already under the flood. I would just consider the metanarrative of this coming from Comer and not, say, Murkowski or Collins.

[niyad]

17. but the "reason" he is giving is pure bs.

[mr715]

19. Absolutely.

It isn't the content that is interesting - it is the messenger.

The reason he is giving is offensive (to us) but novel (to them).

[littlemissmartypants]

34. Smoke screen. The dems are planning a shut down showdown.

[surfered]

12. Trump won't listen to anyone......except Putin

[applegrove]

15. And Miller.

[mr715]

23. And, apparently, Susie Wiles

[surfered]

29. I'm surprised he didn't cut her loose after her leak

[mr715]

41. She is an operator.

Knows where the bodies are buried.

I didn't realize she was the one behind DeSantis' rise AND fall.

That she has lasted this long and stayed relatively low profile indicates to me that she is someone to be concerned about. i.e. dangerous

[surfered]

28. You are right.

[littlemissmartypants]

36. Trump would pull the trigger if he could. Psychopath.

[AllyCat]

13. 2 deaths in Minnesota. Many more

In other locales and in the concentration camps.

[niyad]

16. Ahh, upon reading gomer comer's comments, the headline, although

technically accurate, did not meet my expectations.

[applegrove]

18. I always put up the headline that comes with the link

on Political Wire.

[niyad]

20. I know that. My comment was directed at the writer of the headline.

[applegrove]

27. Cool.

[electric_blue68]

21. Ohhhh, brother....

"OK, if the mayor and the governor are going to put our ICE officials in harm’s way"

🙄🙄😑😑😑

Oh, "our" poor ICE officials.Boo, hoo.
Riiiiiigt...

[riversedge]

51. The RW talking point--that it is the Protesters who are dangerous has been aired a LONG time now!!

[markie]

24. weak, pathetic statement

it should be.... ICE Out for Good!!

[BumRushDaShow]

25. When you lose a fucking blowhard loon like Comer

even with weasely words and blaming "the other side", then.

(i.e., he didn't have to say a word)

[Godot51]

26. Maybe...

... they could go to little jim's home district and root out gun owners, open carry advocates, and stand your ground types. Today the border patrol and ice seem to serve no other purpose than intimidation.

[blue blues]

30. You can't even think TSF would do that.

He was watching Jan 6th unfold on T.V. and got a woody. Comer is sounding like Susan Collins now.

[BeyondGeography]

31. You mean, another "Democrat" city

Amirite?

[doc03]

32. How brave pull them out of Minasota and

terrorize another city for a while.

[MagickMuffin]

35. They've never been in harms way and the president's regime put them there

to begin with. They could’ve pulled them out before murdering innocent Americans exercising their 1st Amendment rights!

But this is their wet dream.

[Emile]

39. Are you shitting me. Fascists have no shame!

[TBF]

40. Only to send them to another city? Well he can just f*** all the way off.

ICE needs to be abolished. Period.

[Bristlecone]

42. He is a POS and his framing is gross.

Fuck that guy, right in the ear.

[Bluetus]

43. "Go to another city"

So he's not saying stop the terrorism. Just go to another city that isn't as organized against the fascists. Minneapolis was already organized from the Floyd murder.

OK Rep. Comer. Let's send them to Henderson Ky and see how you like them then.

[Jack Valentino]

44. "maybe go to another city" ??? 'Oppress US citizens eslewhere' ???

He started better but ended poorly....

Trump's policies and the thuggish actions of ICE agents THEMSELVES,
are what 'puts them in harm's way'----

---but I've yet to see any videos of ICE agents bleeding on the ground
because protesters filled them with ten bullets....

If I do eventually see such a video, I will have little sympathy to give,
except for their family, if they have one

[mr715]

45. Small thought

Even in your hypothetical you still have sympathy for the family.

And even that smallest of concessions defines the difference between Democrats (and our allies) and them.

[Jack Valentino]

47. Indeed! A word comes to mind which has now become denigrated

by both MAGGOTS and some alleged 'christians' comes to mind---


'EMPATHY'

[mr715]

48. Incredible stuff

Empathy is the gateway drug to diversity, equity, and inclusion which, when ya smoke it, makes you OD on socialism.

[Scrivener7]

46. Friggin weasel.

[Wednesdays]

49. Republicans are starting to speak out

They're reading the latest polls.

[pat_k]

50. "Innocent lives, or whatever"???

WTF is wrong with these people? Can't make a statement that tells even a little truth about innocents being shot by lawless and untrained ICE and CBP agents without some knee jerk "or whatever" qualification?