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- Major Gun Rights Group Condemns Trump Official’s Claim Shooting Was ‘Legally Justified’
Screenshot A major gun rights organization condemned a Trump official’s claim that Saturday’s shooting death of Minneapolis protester Alex Jeffrey Pretti was “legally justified” because he carried a gun. U.S. attorney Bill Essayli wrote on X, “If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you. Don’t do it!” Video showed Pretti approach ICE with his phone in hand — not a gun — so he could record their actions. Pretti’s family said he had a lawful permit to carry a concealed handgun in Minnesota, which ICE agents were seen on video removing from his person when tackling Pretti to the ground. They then shot Pretti nine times “in self-defense,” according to the Department of Homeland Security. Podcaster Emily Jashinsky published a statement from Gun Owners of America on X: “We are saddened by the loss of life… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Kristi Noem Claims ICE Agent Fired ‘Defensive Shots’ — Accuses Gov. Walz and and Mayor Frey of...
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the 37-year-old man who was shot and killed by Border Patrol in Minneapolis intended to “kill law enforcement” officers and that agents “fired defensive shots” to protect themselves from him. Noem made those comments during a press conference on Saturday evening. She also slammed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) for what she said was their “encouragement” of violence against federal immigration agents. She said their rhetoric is putting both agents and anti-ICE protesters in danger. Noem said the Border Patrol agents were conducting an operation to apprehend a violent illegal immigrant when the man who was shot — identified as Alex Pretti — interfered with the operation. “An individual approached officers with a 9-millimeter semi automatic handgun,” Noem said. “The officers attempted to disarm this individual but the armed suspect reacted violently. Fearing for his life and for… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Colbert Taunts Trump Honcho ‘And Disappointed Testicle’ Over New ‘Crackdown’ Threat
Late-night host Stephen Colbert taunted Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr by calling him a “disappointed testicle” and mocking his new “crackdown” on late-night television. Carr, architect of the failed effort to coerce an apology from Jimmy Kimmel by keeping him off the air, announced rules that appear targeted at the late-night hosts that President Donald Trump has been targeting for months. On Thursday night’s edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host responded to the news with characteristic defiance: STEPHEN COLBERT: Today, I gotta watch what I say about Trump, because Johnny Law is once again coming after yours truly here. Yesterday, yesterday, there was a… (JEERS) Thank you for being pre-upset. Yesterday, there was a new announcement from FCC chair and disappointed testicle Brendan Carr. The New York Times described the announcement this way:. “FCC targets Colbert and Kimmel in a new crackdown on late night TV.”. What? What? A… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - The Federal Government Is Gaslighting the Public About ICE Killing Alex Pretti
Screenshot Federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis ICU nurse Saturday morning. By early afternoon, the White House had called him a terrorist. Within minutes, multiple videos surfaced that directly contradict the official account. That contradiction is an enormous story unto itself. On Jan. 24, federal law enforcement agents shot and killed Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. In the hours that followed, the Trump administration moved aggressively to frame the killing as a narrowly averted attack on law enforcement. President Donald Trump, his deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, and Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino described Pretti as a would-be assassin, a “domestic terrorist,” and someone intent on causing “maximum damage” and “massacring” federal agents with a handgun. The Department of Homeland Security said Pretti approached agents armed, violently resisted disarmament, and forced officers to fire in self-defense. That story collapses when measured against the footage.… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Former Federal Prosecutor Claims Man Shot and Killed By Federal Agents Had a ‘Death Wish’A former federal prosecutor told Fox News on Saturday that 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti had a “death wish” when he exercised his First Amendment Right to protest in Minneapolis. Pretti was shot and killed by ICE agents after they wrestled him to the ground while he attempted to help another protester who was being shoved by an ICE officer. A total of 10 gunshots rang out from the ICE officers, leaving Pretti lying supine and motionless in the middle of the street. He was declared dead at the scene. Video of the incident appeared to contradict the Department of Homeland Security narrative that Pretti “approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun,” and that the officers were forced to shoot in self-defense. Pretti could be seen holding up a cell phone — not a gun — to record the officers, and was unarmed when… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- DHS Posts Gross Picture of Agent’s Finger Allegedly Bitten Off by Anti-ICE Protester
(Photo credit: @TriciaOhio on X) DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said the protests against ICE and Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis have gotten so chaotic that protesters are now apparently biting the fingers off of federal officers. McLaughlin shared a couple of unsettling pictures on X on Saturday afternoon, including one where a Homeland Security agent’s right ring finger is bloody and mutilated. The spokeswoman said the agent’s finger was “bit off” by one of two “rioters” she took a picture of, although she did not mention which of the men allegedly attacked the agent. “He will lose his finger,” McLaughlin said. She included another image showing the agent’s severed finger inside a plastic cup at a hospital. https://www.twitter.com/TriciaOhio/status/2015162551055573054 Her post came just a few hours after 37-year-old protester Alex Pretti — identified by Minnesota Star Tribune — was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday morning in… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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