US EditionTrump on Alex Pretti shooting: ‘You can’t walk in with guns’
Trump replaced Minnesota immigration enforcement leadership with border czar Tom Homan to deescalate tensions after two fatal shootings by federal agents, amid calls for investigation and policy shifts.
- Video-Reviewed outlets report the Jan. 24 shooting of Alex Pretti, 37, by an ICE agent and say his handgun was removed before he was shot.
- The NRA's X post declared it 'unequivocally believes that all law-abiding citizens have a right to keep and bar arms anywhere they have a legal right to be,' providing followers a platform to vent about the president.
- NRA followers replied sharply, saying the statement had `Weak and pathetic wording` and criticizing the group for not responding sooner after an innocent civilian died, with many blaming President Donald Trump.
- Trump's remarks, including `You can't have guns`, prompted questions about NRA action after it responded Tuesday by urging everyone should be carrying despite his comments.
- Activists and followers alike pressed the group for answers, with NRA followers asking `Please elaborate why you felt the need to post this tonight?` and David Hogg asking `Why did you give Trump millions then?` amid critical replies citing group self-interest.
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Jonah Goldberg: Facts about Alex Pretti’s death are undeniable. White House is denying them anyway
The killing of Alex Pretti was unjust and unjustified. While protesting — aka “observing” or “interfering with” — deportation operations, the VA hospital ICU nurse came to the aid of two protesters, one of whom had been slammed to the ground by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent. With a phone in one hand, Pretti used […]
If you process real photos and videos with AI, errors quickly arise. So also with a video screenshot of the deadly shots in Minneapolis, which was falsified by an editing.
Jimmy Kimmel, conductor of the same name show, burst into tears talking about Alex Pretti, the nurse killed on January 24 in Minneapolis by the US federal agency that deals with the application of immigration laws. The host, already suspended by television schedule in recent months after some comments on the death of the exponent of the extreme right Charlie Kirk, criticized the Trump government. The conductor invited the Americans to change pol…
Trump clashes with NRA gun lobby, growing Republican "unease" prior to midterms
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon when he was shot at in Minneapolis. Homeland security chief Kristi Noem is also finding herself at the centre of the controversy. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us what's going on behind the scene.
Donald Trump ripped by NRA followers after statement on ICE shooting of Alex Pretti
Donald Trump said that Alex Pretti didn’t need to have a gun with him before he was shot and killed by ICE agents in Minnesota, and the NRA appeared to respond Tuesday by saying that everyone should be carrying.
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