Multiple Republicans have defied Donald Trump by speaking out against the shooting of Minneapolis man Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents.
Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse, was pinned to the ground and killed by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, an incident Trump administration officials have attempted to blame on the 37-year-old while portraying him as a “terrorist.”
Videos of the shooting appear to show that Pretti had been disarmed of his handgun—which he never drew and was legally allowed to carry—before he was shot. That evidence contradicts statements from Trump administration officials, who claimed Pretti “approached” agents with his gun and intended to “massacre” law enforcement.
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