January 26, 2026
Press Sec Karoline Leavitt NUKES Democrats for Creating Circumstances that Led to Alex Pretti and Renee Good’s Deaths
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a scathing rebuke of Minnesota politicians and the mainstream media during her first press briefing following the fatal CBP-involved shooting of an armed leftist who was impeding law enforcement operations in Minneapolis on Saturday. Border Patrol fatally shot a man, identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, during a struggle on Saturday morning after the suspect pulled his gun on agents, sparking further violence and chaos in Minneapolis. The post Press Sec Karoline Leavitt NUKES Democrats for Creating Circumstances that Led to Alex Pretti and Renee Good’s Deaths appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attributes the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and subsequent riots in Minneapolis to "deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota."
- Leavitt claims Governor Walz and Mayor Frey have spread "lies" about federal law enforcement and "shamefully blocked local and state police from cooperating with ICE."
- She accused the Biden administration and "biased mainstream media" of ignoring crimes committed by illegal aliens and allowing "tens of millions of illegal aliens" to enter the country.
- Leavitt highlighted the deaths of Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungary, and Rachel Morin, as well as an incident involving a child being injured by a rock thrown by an illegal alien.
- President Trump's demands include turning over criminal illegal aliens to federal authorities, state and local law enforcement cooperating with federal authorities in apprehending and detaining illegal aliens, and Congress passing legislation to end sanctuary cities.
- Leavitt stated that Governor Walz agreed to work with President Trump to improve public safety in Minnesota.
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