"In the moments after federal officers shot Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti dead, Trump administration figures almost immediately made public statements in press conferences, televised interviews and social media posts that were at best indifferent to the evidence available at the time and at worst completely fabricated. A pattern is emerging, in which the Trump administration prioritizes the vilification of the dead victim as to blame for the incident over preserving the neutrality of any investigative process."
"Video from the event began circulating immediately, which showed half a dozen officers taking Pretti who had a phone, not a gun, visibly in his hand to the ground after spraying him with a chemical agent. Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement, McLaughlin said, noting that Pretti had two magazines and no identification."
Federal officers shot Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti dead, and Trump administration figures made immediate public statements that were at best indifferent to available evidence and at worst fabricated. Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin released a statement asserting officers attempted to disarm an armed suspect who violently resisted and that an agent fired defensive shots. Video circulated showing officers taking Pretti—who had a phone, not a gun—to the ground after spraying him with a chemical agent. Witnesses say Pretti did not brandish a gun. White House adviser Stephen Miller posted on X calling Pretti a would-be assassin while a reader note stated the gun remained holstered.
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