"Some conservative media outlets ran with that storyline. None of these statements were rooted in truth. They came from officials such as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. Pretti was also criticized by FBI director Kash Patel and Trump deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has placed the blame on Democratic politicians in Minnesota."
"Yet, what stands out most of all from these horrifying events is that videos from bystanders at the scene show us what happened. Thanks to those citizen videos, as well as the detailed analysis of those videos from visual forensic reporters at places such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and CNN, we can see with our own eyes what happened. And what we see and what the Trump administration tells us we see are two very different things."
After ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot ten times and killed by Border Patrol agents, many inside the Trump administration immediately blamed Pretti, saying he was "brandishing" a gun, calling him a "domestic terrorist," and claiming he intended to "massacre law enforcement." Conservative media amplified that storyline. Officials named included DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, FBI director Kash Patel, deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Similar claims followed the earlier killing of Renee Good. Bystander videos and detailed visual-forensic analysis from major outlets show what happened and conflict with the administration's narrative. The administration repeats a tactic used since 2020.
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