Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for 'immediate deescalation'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNBC

Published Sun, Jan 25 20262:21 PM EST


Major Minnesota business leaders on Sunday called for an “immediate deescalation of tensions” after federal immigration agents fatally shot U.S. citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies signed a letter urging “state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions.” The companies said that the recent tumult in Minnesota has caused “widespread disruption and tragic loss of life.”

Among the signatories to the letter are incoming Target CEO Michael Fiddelke; William Brown, the chairman and CEO of 3M; Brian Sikes, the chair and CEO of food giant Cargill; and Stephen Hemsley, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group.

“In this difficult moment for our community, we call for peace and focused cooperation among local, state and federal leaders to achieve a swift and durable solution that enables families, businesses, our employees, and communities across Minnesota to resume our work to build a bright and prosperous future,” the letter reads.

The letter comes one day after federal officers shot and killed Pretti, a 37-year old ICU nurse in Minneapolis.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-ceo-minneapolis-minnesota.html

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Link to MN Chamber of Commerce members LETTER - Open letter from more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies

What did they expect? They helped to facilitate this rogue administration and appropriately "bent the knee". Now it is apparently impacting their "bottom lines".

[Bread and Circuses]

1. This letter should be addressed to the fascist Republican administration

[SunSeeker]

2. Fuck you, CEOs. Don't try to both sides this. Only ONE side is doing the killing: the feds.

[3Hotdogs]

8. Yeah. Are they going to fund Repuke candidates?

[fujiyamasan]

11. To be specific it's one agency of the fed

That is unconcerned about the rule of law and shows loyalty to one man. It’s Trump’s personal army. They’ll do what he, Noem, and Miller decide.

[Clouds Passing]

12. Gives a whole new meaning to "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

[sheshe2]

22. I agree, F**K THEM!

“state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions.”

It's the feds and THIS ADMIN that are responsible for EVERYTHING that is going on there. They are the ones that are escalating the violence and cold bloodily murdering US citizens.

It was never really about immigrants it was about punishing anyone that refuses to bow to a sick and perverted 'wanna' be king.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Oh no. Kissing Trump ass is costing the billionaires money.

[Scrivener7]

10. So state and local officials need to "deescalate" what the ICE goons escalated. Fuck these people.

They know as well as you and I that there is no reason for ICE to be there in the first place and there is no reason for ANY of this, and it would stop today if ICE left, and there would be no increase in problems with immigrants.

[Irish_Dem]

13. And they want the people to shut up/stop protesting and spend money instead.

[Scrivener7]

14. So we need to do the opposite.

[ananda]

16. For sure... boycott all those places...

and go on strike if needed.

[groundloop]

4. Imprisonment of the thugs who are doing the killing and kidnapping would be a good start.

[TBF]

5. The CEO's can fucking sit down. YOU people are the problem. nt

[Whyisthisstillclose]

6. Reaping what you sow is a pretty simple concept, losers

[BlueKota]

7. Local Officials Aren't the Ones who caused the chaos.

It's the tsf who did it and all his stafff. The CEOs if they really are so concerned, need to demand their payed flunkies in Congress impeach him, or pay off someone with the power to do so to invoke the 25th ammendment. But they don't really give a crap.

[SunSeeker]

9. The CEOs love those sweet sweet tax cuts. nt

[littlemissmartypants]

15. Poor widdle oligarchs. A good sign that the protests are working, imo.

[maxrandb]

17. Oh No!!!! Are the CEO's entering the "find out" phase?

I guess fascism is great for business... until it isn't.

How many gave money to that orange fucksticks campaign, or stupid fucking Louis XIV ballsucking room?

Go fuck yourselves sideways with a First Edition, Hard Cover copy of Atlas Shrugged you worthless pieces of amphibian shit.

[Half-step]

18. garbage

They could have at least prioritized "tragic loss of life" ahead of "widespread disruption".

[RainCaster]

19. Such a waste of oxygen

Fuck these clowns. They are only concerned about losing business, they have no concern for the lives or well-being of their customers & employees.

[Skittles]

20. they need to fuck right off

they are a HUGE part of the reason why repukes have turned fascist

[Martin68]

21. Not deescalation. ICE needs to stand down and leave. This is murder, plain and simple.