Trump Recasts Minneapolis Shooting, Calls Nurse an Agitator

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President Trump reposted claims blaming Alex Pretti, the nurse fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis, calling him an agitator and perhaps an insurrectionist after videos surfaced of a Jan. 13 confrontation. Pretti’s family denies the accusations and notes his work helping veterans, while new footage challenges earlier assertions that he planned to attack officers. The episode unfolds amid Minnesota protests and the administration’s immigration crackdown, with officials acknowledging room for improvement in their actions.
- Trump Repeats Claims Against Alex Pretti, Casting Slain Nurse as ‘Agitator’ The New York Times
- Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security The Atlantic
- How two federal agents escalated an encounter with Alex Pretti into a deadly shooting CNN
- Trump: Pretti ‘stock has gone way down’ after new video The Hill
- Utah nurses hold vigil for Minnesota man killed during immigration enforcement protest KSL.com
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