"Violence against a government because of ideological reasons and for reasons to resist and to perpetuate violence. That is the definition of domestic terrorism, He was there to perpetuate violence, and he was asked to show up and to continue to resist by a governor who's irresponsible and has a long history of corruption and lying, and we won't stand for it anymore,"
"Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital."
Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller accused 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti of being a domestic terrorist. Noem defined domestic terrorism as violence against a government for ideological reasons and said Pretti was there to perpetuate violence and to continue to resist at a governor's urging, while no specific evidence was cited. Pretti's parents called the administration's statements reprehensible and disgusting, described video showing him unarmed and trying to protect a woman while being pepper-sprayed, and highlighted his work caring for veterans at the Minneapolis VA hospital. The administration has expanded its domestic terrorism framing and claimed antifa is a domestic terrorist organization, though experts note no legal authority exists to formally label a domestic group as terrorists.
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