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Trump and Democrats harden their stances after Minneapolis shooting

Video and witness accounts contradict Trump officials who claimed Alex Pretti attacked officers with a gun; he was holding a cellphone during the fatal shooting, sparking protests and legal scrutiny.

  • Federal agents fatally shot Pretti, an American, during a protest in Minneapolis while Trump has deployed armed immigration officers for deportations.
  • Videos show Pretti holding a phone, not a gun, while the Trump administration claims he wielded a gun and planned violence against officers.
  • State officials, companies, former presidents, and gun rights advocates criticized the Trump administration's defense of the killings.
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The case of the latest ICE killing in Minneapolis has an extra twist. And it puts Donald Trump in an extreme dilemma.

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Michael and Susan Pretti: "He loved this country but hated what ICE was doing"

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It's hard to imagine how any investigation of the shots fired at Alex Pretti in the current political situation could be even marginally impartial.

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