Trump on Alex Pretti shooting: ‘You can’t walk in with guns’
Trump demands an honest probe into Alex Pretti's killing but criticizes him for carrying two fully loaded magazines, drawing backlash from gun rights groups.
- President Donald Trump announced a change to federal immigration tactics in Minneapolis, saying he will de-escalate operations but called it a change, not a pullback.
- The operation began late last year, and Alex Pretti's death is the second tied to federal immigration officers, prompting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to call for an impartial investigation Monday.
- The White House confirmed multiple federal investigations while U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducts an internal review, and Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said federal officers blocked their access despite a warrant.
- The reaction has sparked intense political backlash and public anger as Pretti's family, Democrats, and two Republican senators called for Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, to resign, while the president distanced himself from Stephen Miller and Noem.
- Bystander videos and expert analyses cast doubt on official accounts of the shooting, and Gil Kerlikowske, former Customs and Border Protection head, said `This isn't something that HSI has real expertise or does at all.
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RECIT - With the announcements of Tom Homan who promised a change in the methods of federal agents, the administration, under pressure, seeks to take over.
Death in Minneapolis and the battle for truth in Trump’s America
This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The US government’s reaction to the killing of Alex Pretti last weekend – and of Renée Good a fortnight earlier – was a grim reminder of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which: “The Party told you to reject the evidence…
The ICE murder of Alex Pretti stirred up the US, angry protests against Donald Trump's government were the result. The US President's reaction to a newly revealed video of the shot also speaks volumes without words.
Sen. Rand Paul Calls For An 'Independent' Investigation Into Shooting Of Alex Pretty: 'It Was a Tragedy'
Republican Sen. Rand Paul called for an "independent" investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis as the Trump administration continues to take heat in its aftermath.
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