Trump lowered ‘temperature’ on Minnesota, wants to avoid shutdown: Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to CNBC on Jan. 28th, 2026.

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President Donald Trump has “brought down the temperature” on civil unrest in Minnesota over aggressive federal immigration efforts there, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.

Trump is now “urging” lawmakers to take action to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown amid disputes over federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security, Bessent told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.”

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