President Trump renewed his verbal attacks on Minnesota officials over the last 24 hours, jeopardizing attempts to de-escalate tensions between his administration and the state’s leaders.

Why it matters: The White House’s attempt to turn down the temperature in Minnesota after two fatal shootings by federal agents seems to have been short-lived.

Driving the news: Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday morning that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was “PLAYING WITH FIRE!” after Frey said that his city does not enforce federal immigration law.

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After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti last weekend, the White House faced a bipartisan backlash. In response, it announced some changes to the federal operation and made a public show of reaching out to Minnesota leaders in a purported attempt to lower tensions.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said in a MeidasTouch appearance that he was “skeptically optimistic” about the path forward after Homan connected with him. But he said there had not been progress beyond “a change of tone.”

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The bottom line: Trump is still in attack mode, and the federal crackdown hasn’t stopped.

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