7am: The news comes after massive crowds took to the streets in Minneapolis yesterday to protest ICE, despite bone-chilling temperatures with a windchill as low as 40 degrees below zero. Alex Tabet, Quinta Jurecic, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, join The Weekend to discuss the latest in the ICE activities in Minneapolis.
8am: President Trump has backed off on his threat to impose tariffs on eight European nations over his demand for Greenland. But the damage from his ongoing threats and attacks has already been done, potentially causing a major rift in the world order. Plus, as Trump insists he's making progress on the "framework" of a Greenland deal with NATO, Greenland's Prime Minister claims he doesn't know what's in it, but has asked to respect his country's sovereignty. Adrienne Elrod, former Senior Advisor and Senior Spokesperson for the Harris Campaign, Elise Labott, host of "Cosmopolitics" on Substack, and Issac Stanley-Becker, Staff Writer at The Atlantic join "The Weekend" to discuss.
9am: A striking image of a five-year-old wearing a blue-knit bunny hat went viral this week after witnesses said he was used as "bait" to lure his father from their home. The Department of Homeland Security claimed the child was detained because he was abandoned by his father, who fled the scene – but school officials have disputed the administration's account of events. Those officials, School Superintendent Zena Stenvik and School Board Chair Mary Granlund, join "The Weekend" to describe the scene and share how ICE operations are impacting their community.
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