AMNA NAWAZ: Welcome to the "News Hour."

President Trump said today# he's going to de-escalate## tensions amid his aggressive immigration# crackdown that's centered on Minneapolis.

GEOFF BENNETT: And toward that end,## the president said he wanted what he called#.. of Alex Pretti and had his border czar, Tom# Homan, meet with state and local officials.

But at the same time, Mr.

Trump said during a trip# to Iowa today that the adjustments should not be## seen as a pullback.

And he again blamed Pretti# for carrying a gun, which was legally permitted.

As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro# reports, skepticism of President Trump's changes## remains high in the Twin Cities, even after the# departure of Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.

FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Gregory Bovino's# final night in Minnesota was a loud## one.

Protesters turned up the volume outside what## they believed was Bovino's hotel.

Police# arrested some demonstrators at the scene.

Bovino leaves a community far more on edge# than it was when he arrived.

Under his command,## federal agents fatally shot another U.S.# citizen on Saturday, Alex Pretti.

It came## two weeks after Renee Good was killed by ICE# officers.

This week, Bovino claimed without## evidence that Pretti had been planning to# -- quote -- "massacre law enforcement."

DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States:# We're doing a big investigation.

I want to see the## investigation.

I'm going to be watching over it.# I want a very honorable and honest investigation.

FRED DE SAM LAZARO: In Washington today, PBS# News' Liz Landers asked President Trump about## his administration's characterization of Pretti,# who had a state permit to carry a firearm.

LIZ LANDERS: Do you think he was# acting as an assassin in Minneapolis?

DONALD TRUMP: Who's that?

LIZ LANDERS: Mr.

Pretti.

Your# depu.. DONALD TRUMP: No.

No.

Without being checked,## you can't have guns.

You can't# walk in with gun.. LIZ LANDERS: What about the Second Amendment?

DONALD TRUMP: Listen, you can't walk# in with guns.

You can't do that,## but it's just a very unfortunate incident.

FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Meantime, House Minority# Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on the president## to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi# Noem.

He appeared on MS NOW this afternoon.

REP.

HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-NY):# Kristi Noem is a despicable,## corrupt, pathological liar.

And in the# event that she is not terminated, we are## prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings# against her in the House of Representatives.

FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Back in Minneapolis, Bovino's# replacement, White House border czar Tom Homan,## arrived for meetings with Mayor# Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz.

Outside, the streets were# quieter than in recent days,## Minnesotans paying tribute to their neighbors.

CHRISTINA LEESON, Minneapolis,# Minnesota, Resident: You're## compelled to do some.. try to figure out how in the hell can# this keep happening to this community?

FRED DE SAM LAZARO: And out-of-towners# showing their support for the community## and skepticism of today's leadership change.

DAN CRAWFORD, Charlotte, North Carolina, Resident:# One is out.

There's another one coming in.

I## don't know if things are going to change or# not.

I doubt it, the way this year has gone.

FRED DE SAM LAZARO: For the "PBS News Hour,"# I'm Fred de Sam Lazaro in the Twin Cities.