Not long after federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident on Saturday, senior members of the Trump administration were ready with their conclusions about what had happened and who was to blame.
Stephen Miller, President Trump’s homeland security adviser, called the victim, Alex Pretti, who was filming Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, a “domestic terrorist.” Gregory Bovino, the official in charge of Border Patrol operations, said Mr. Pretti was out to “massacre law enforcement.” The DHS said an agent had fired “defensive shots” because he was “fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers.”
Link to non-paywalled NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/politics/trump-administration-minneapolis-shooting-response.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVA.kqyN.-y0EL-KO4GL5&smid=url-share