Trump faces backlash on immigration crackdown after shooting

特朗普在枪击事件后面临移民打击政策的强烈反对

FT News Briefing

2026-01-26

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The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agency faces growing backlash after federal agents fatally shot a second protester in two weeks, and Trump teases his pick for the US’s next Federal Reserve chair. Plus, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer goes on the charm offensive in Beijing, and why the US is investing in rare-earths companies. Mentioned in this podcast: Trump faces growing backlash against immigration crackdown after shooting BlackRock’s Rick Rieder surges ahead in race to chair Federal Reserve Keir Starmer prepares for his Chinese charm offensive US to invest $1.6bn into rare earths group in bid to shore up key minerals Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts  Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Victoria Craig, and produced by Julia Webster. Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown faces a growing backlash after federal agents killed a man in Minneapolis this weekend.

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  • President Trump is under pressure over his immigration policies after the second person in two weeks was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis,

  • Minnesota this weekend.

  • Protesters took to the streets in some of the country's biggest cities,

  • and some senior members of Trump's Republican Party also expressed alarm over the killing of Alex Pretty,

  • a 37-year-old intensive care nurse.