US EditionMinneapolis: Pressure Mounts After Second Deadly Shooting by Federal Agents
Former presidents Clinton and Obama criticized federal agents' aggressive tactics in Minneapolis and urged peaceful protest and cooperation with local officials to address violence.
- On January 25, 2026, former US presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton publicly rebuked federal tactics in Minneapolis as President Donald Trump weighs invoking the Insurrection Act.
- Federal deployments to Minneapolis involved thousands of agents, including masked ICE recruits, whose aggressive tactics coincided with the killings of Alex Pretti on Jan 24 and Renee Good earlier this month.
- Footage and eyewitness accounts document Minneapolis protesters on Jan 25 holding 'noise protests' outside Hilton Hotel amid reports of arrests, teargassing, and children and residents reportedly seized by masked agents.
- Administration aides told NBC News that White House officials defended federal operations, blamed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and said they are "reviewing everything" on the Pretti shooting while urging cooperation with ICE.
- Beyond Minneapolis, the episode echoes broader political fallout as business leaders from 60 Minnesota corporations called for de-escalation ahead of the January 30 deadline, amid deadly immigration enforcement in 2025.
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Once again, a U.S. citizen was shot dead by ICE agents. Former President Barack Obama now calls on all Americans to join peaceful protests against the current Trump administration.
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Former President Barack Obama entered the Minnesota unrest on Sunday with a statement that stunned even seasoned observers of modern political rhetoric. Rather than urging calm or restraint, Obama called on Americans to “support and draw inspiration” from what he described as “peaceful protests” in Minneapolis — protests that have coincided with organized obstruction of federal law enforcement and the deaths of two Americans. Obama framed the ki…
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