Karoline Leavitt Dodges Alex Pretti Question
- The killing of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse, by federal agents has sparked protests in Minneapolis against aggressive deportation tactics.
- The Trump administration, led by Stephen Miller, is spreading false claims about Pretti as a 'murderer' and 'terrorist' to justify the murder.
- The White House refuses to hold Miller accountable for his offensive and hurtful lies, further fueling the public debate and opposition.
Alex Pretti's public executionwhich is defined by Merriam-Webster as “killing mainly as a legal punishment”, has added even more fuel to the fire that arose then Renee Nicole Good was busted by ICE agents three weeks ago.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, is ground zero for righteous indignation, and the people there show no signs of it. The occupation of the city by 3,000 ICE agents and DHS officers and the blatant lies told by the Trump administration to justify these killings have fueled the public debate and protests to an unsustainable level. Earlier, BOSSIP reported that Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota spoke with Donald Trump and convinced him to reconsider the course of action he is taking in the state.
According to The Atlantic OceanBorder Patrol “commander at large” and Trump mouthpiece Greg Bovino has been abruptly removed from his post. He is expected to retire from service at his former command in California. It is also reported that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski may be at risk of getting the axe.
One of the most egregious lies to come out of the Trump administration is one told by immigration czar Stephen Miller, who can be directly credited with this violent and overly aggressive deportation agenda. Shortly after Pretti was killed, he took to Twitter to say this:
An assassin tried to kill federal law enforcement and the official Democratic account sides with the terrorists.
As we have all seen with our own eyes, none of what Miller said is true. This is not even a case where there are competing facts or a gray area to make different judgments; the video of Alex Pretti being killed by ICE has multiple angles and has been analyzed in great detail. There is no evidence that he tried to harm the agents, much less kill them. There is no evidence that he is a “killer” or a “terrorist”, in fact, he is a registered nurse who has worked with men and women in America's veteran community, those who claim the right to care deeply.
Pretti's parents rejected these claims with extreme prejudice in their public statement defending their son.
At a recent White House press briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked directly whether Miller would be required to issue an apology to Pretti's parents for his offensive and deeply hurtful lies. She didn't have the stones to say “yes”. Instead, she squawked up a small word salad and a big, juicy, nothing burger.
“This incident remains under investigation, and no one here in the White House, including the President of the United States, wants to see Americans injured or killed and lose their lives on American streets. And we mourn for the parents.”
America is down badly. We will continue to document the resistance in Minneapolis and nationally.
