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Trump protests, Minn. lawmaker shootings and the Columbus city manager firing

The ‘Politically Georgia’ team discusses headlines from a busy weekend.
Demonstrators gather at Liberty Plaza, near the Georgia Capitol, for a "No Kings" protest to oppose President Donald Trump’s immigration policies Saturday in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Demonstrators gather at Liberty Plaza, near the Georgia Capitol, for a "No Kings" protest to oppose President Donald Trump’s immigration policies Saturday in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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June 17, 2025

On Tuesday’s edition of “Politically Georgia,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalists Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy discussed rallies across metro Atlanta and Georgia to protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s immigration enforcement policies.

Mitchell and Murphy also talked about the shocking weekend shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Then the duo take us to Columbus, where tensions are running high after the firing of longtime City Manager Isaiah Hugley.

WRBL’s Chuck Williams joins to break down the controversy — and how it’s entangled state Rep. Carolyn Hugley, a top House Democrat and the city manager’s wife.

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