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President Donald Trump spoke for over an hour at Tuesday’s White House press briefing to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of his second term. Trump took to the podium holding a book of what he said are his administration’s accomplishments over his first 365 days in office. But what was billed as a celebration of his achievements quickly pivoted to immigration enforcement in Minnesota. The president spent most of his opening remarks showing off mugshots of undocumented immigrants his administration has arrested while denigrating immigrants from Somalia. “Somalia is not even a country,” he said. “They don’t have anything that resembles a country. And if it is a country, it’s considered just about the worst in the world.” Trump claimed that the individuals were all “criminal illegal aliens that, in many cases, they’re murderers, they’re drug lords, drug dealers.” But an analysis of immigration arrests by The Associated Press shows the vast majority have no criminal records or only low-level offenses. While speaking about ICE operations in Minnesota Trump said that people who work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are “going to make mistakes sometimes.” “They’re going to make mistakes sometimes,” Trump said. “ICE is going to be too rough with somebody, or, you know, they’re dealing with rough people, they’re going to make a mistake. Sometimes it can happen. We feel terribly,” he said. Trump said he “felt horribly” when he heard about the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer two weeks ago in Minneapolis. “It’s a tragedy. It’s a horrible thing. Everybody would say ICE would say the same thing.” He said he learned her parents, her father in particular, “was a tremendous Trump fan,” adding, “He was all for Trump, loved Trump, and you know, it’s terrible. I was told that by a lot of people. They said, ‘Oh, he loves you.’ … I hope he still feels that way.” Trump Administration 5 hours ago Trump's ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it Trump Administration Jan 19 Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as Europe eyes tariff retaliation The rare briefing room appearance comes as the president has faced extraordinary pushback from America’s European allies over his planned tariffs over Greenland, tensions he’ll face in person this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland as “a mistake especially between long-standing allies” and called into question Trump’s trustworthiness, saying that he had agreed last year not to impose more tariffs on members of the bloc. Trump has announced that starting February, a 10% import tax will be imposed on goods from eight European nations that have rallied around Denmark in the wake of his stepped up calls for the U.S. to take over the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. Asked at Tuesday’s White House press briefing how far he’ll go to acquire Greenland, Trump told reporters: “You’ll find out.” He did not elaborate. Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy. His double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country have disrupted global commerce and strained the budgets of consumers and businesses worldwide. They have also raised tens of billions of dollars for the U.S. Treasury. Trump has argued that his steep new import taxes are necessary to bring back wealth that was “stolen” from the U.S. He says they will narrow America’s decades-old trade deficit and bring manufacturing back to the country. But upending the global supply chain has proven costly…

What to KnowCold enough for you? The coldest air of the season moved in overnight, dropping wind chills into the single digits, where they are expected to remain through the day TuesdayIt gets even colder, highs dropping below 20 degrees, for the weekend — and Sunday is looking like a snow day for the NYC areaAt this point, it’s too early to predict potential accumulation, given how much the models are shifting. It does appear, though, that a significant snow event is on tap: It may just be a matter of where. It’s a good Tuesday, as long as you don’t have to be outside. The coldest air of the season moved in overnight, dropping wind chills into the single digits, where they are expected to remain through the day. They could dip below zero degrees at points this week. Highs should only be in the 20s. Lows will be in the teens. The tri-state area will get a brief midweek bump into the 30s and lower 40s on Thursday before another push of arctic air arrives for the weekend, sending wind chills back into the single digits for virtually the whole weekend. Looking ahead, there is the potential for a snowfall event this weekend. At this point, it’s too early to predict potential accumulation, given how much the models are shifting. It does appear, though, that a significant snow event is on tap for the East Coast this weekend. It may just be a matter of where the heavy snow sets up.