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January 26, 2026
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tells Trump: "You clearly underestimated the people of this state and nation"
Updated on: January 25, 2026 / 5:50 PM CST Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke to the press Sunday afternoon, one day after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis — the third shooting this month amid Operation Metro Surge, and the second fatality carried out by federal immigration enforcement forces. "What's the plan, Donald Trump? What is the plan?" Walz said. "What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state? If fear, violence an ...
Go to discussionFederal agents involved in Minneapolis shooting remain on duty
Posted 4:50 PM, Jan 25, 2026 and last updated 4:58 PM, Jan 25, 2026 The officers involved in the shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday remain on the job, according to Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. At least one officer is seen on video shooting Alex Pretti during a chaotic altercation amid an immigration enforcement operation. Several other officers are seen striking and trying to restrain Pretti, who was documenting the federal agents’ actions before the enc ...
Go to discussion'No Other Option': Prominent Democrats Demand Noem's Impeachment After Shooting
Jan 25th, 2026, 4:26 pm Prominent Democrats are demanding the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following her handling of the border patrol shooting death of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti. For the second time in a month, Noem has immediately defended federal officers for shooting and killing a protester without any investigation or concrete evidence. Pretti was shot multiple times by federal agents Saturday, and Renee Good was shot four times and killed by officer Jo ...
Go to discussionKristi Noem Refuses To Answer Whether ICE Disarmed Alex Pretti Before Fatally Shooting Him
Jan 25, 2026, 05:40 PM EST | Updated 9 hours ago After a reporter questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday about the gun the Trump administration claimed Alex Pretti “approached” ICE agents with in order to harm them, Noem skirted around giving a direct answer. While DHS has argued that Pretti was an armed man provoking violence, videos of the incident and sworn affidavits contradict DHS statements that the shots fired by Border Patrol agents were done so “d ...
Go to discussionTrump launches 450-word rant about his ballroom and says a lawsuit to stop it being built would be 'devastating' for US
Sunday 25 January 2026 15:32 EST As the US reeled from the latest shooting of an anti-ICE protester by federal agents, Donald Trump launched a 450-word rant in which he claimed that stopping the construction of his luxurious $400 million presidential ballroom would be “devastating to the White House, our Country, and all concerned.” In a series of social media posts on Sunday, the president briefly addressed the situation in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, w ...
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