"That situation we have seen on the ground in Minneapolis is a highly coordinated campaign of violence against our law enforcement. Your viewers have seen the images. In this case we saw an individual who was armed, he got into a physical altercation with law enforcement, he was in the course of obstructing a federal operation, which is a federal crime, McLaughlin began."
"The Department of Homeland Security, we work every day to make sure we give the American people swift, accurate information and so we'll continue to do that Do you stand by Perino attempted to cut in, as McLaughlin continued to speak. As the spox finished, Perino asked: So are you standing by calling him a domestic terrorist? McLaughlin replied: We'll let this investigation that Homeland Security investigators are leading, the FBI is supporting and CBP is doing a separate internal investigation as well ,Dana."
Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents during a Saturday enforcement operation. Video footage and subsequent reviews show several agents wrestling with Pretti, who was carrying a firearm, before shots were fired. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem labeled Pretti a domestic terrorist and said he arrived with weapons and ammunition to stop a law enforcement operation. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin was pressed on Fox News about rescinding that label and emphasized the department’s role in providing swift, accurate information. McLaughlin deferred to ongoing investigations led by Homeland Security investigators with FBI support and a separate CBP internal probe.
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