TACO? Trump Says DHS Won’t Go Into Cities Unless Mayors “Ask” And “Say Please” As Part Of “Softer Touch”

Remember a few weeks ago when Somali scammers were making headlines for bilking taxpayers out of billions, only for the left to ‘rise up’ and start protesting ICE enforcement activities – resulting in the shooting deaths of two white knights who followed marching orders to #resist on behalf of illegal immigrants? Now add lawsuits and activist judges to the mix.

Turns out that entire shitshow yielded massive fruit for Democrats – who are now insisting that ICE not be allowed to conduct enforcement activities at polling places – or they won’t fund DHS in two weeks..

Now, President Donald Trump appears to be backing down to Democrat lawmakers, along with sanctuary mayors and governors, who have been amplifying NGO propaganda comparing law enforcement to Hitler’s gestapo, and has resulted in an army of whistle-packing karens placing themselves in harm’s way.

In a Wednesday interview with “NBC Nightly News,” Trump said that while he hopes to push his immigration crackdown into five more cities, ICE isn’t going to conduct mass deportations in cities that don’t “ask” and “say please.”

“Who — who has to ask and who has to say please?” asked NBC‘s Tom Llamas.

“The mayor or the governor. I don’t wanna go and force ourselves into a city, even if their numbers are terrible. Like, for instance, I got a call from Jeff Landry, governor of Louisiana. He said, “We have a big problem. Could you go in and help us with — with” — well, let’s see, certain sections, I mean, to be honest with you,” said Trump.

“We have five cities that we’re looking at very strongly. But we wanna be invited.”

When asked what he would tell the five cities, Trump said:

“Well, we’ll be announcing ‘em very quickly. But— we could do something. As an example, I was called by people. San Francisco said, “Please, we have a Democrat mayor. He’s trying very hard. Would you”— friends of mine that live there. It’s got crime problems. “Would you let him do the job and not come in? Let’s see how it works.” I said, “Look, I can do it much quicker, much faster.” Don’t forget, we remove criminals. We took over 2,000 hard-core criminals out of Washington, D.C.”

Watch:

NOW – Trump says he is adjusting his mass deportations policy to only go into cities if the mayors or governors "ask" and "say please," adding, "I don't want to go and force ourselves into a city, even if their numbers are terrible." pic.twitter.com/xji3FfEl42

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 5, 2026

Needless to say, the base is not thrilled.

https://twitter.com/AutismCapital/status/2019234499159289976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

I heavily disagree with this shift. No illegal should be off limits because some crazy woke person is the mayor. This sends a message to the worst, insane activists that they can have what they want by throwing temper tantrum riots and assaulting law enforcement.

That being…

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) February 5, 2026

With most illegals in blue cities/states, this isn’t exactly a recipe for deportation success. It’s just more bad advice being given to POTUS from those around him. https://t.co/yQQwmBshaN

— Anthony Sisk (@AnthonyJSisk) February 5, 2026

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