{"id":14670,"date":"2026-01-28T05:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/he-wasnt-a-would-be-assassin-trump-says-of-ice-victim\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T05:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:57:59","slug":"he-wasnt-a-would-be-assassin-trump-says-of-ice-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/he-wasnt-a-would-be-assassin-trump-says-of-ice-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"He wasn’t a would-be assassin, Trump says of ICE victim"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Donald Trump has appeared to distance himself from controversial remarks by senior members of his administration about ICE shooting victim Alex Pretti.<\/p>\n

Mr Pretti<\/strong>, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot dead by immigration enforcement agents<\/strong> in Minneapolis at the weekend, just weeks another officer from the controversial unit killed 37-year-old Renee Good<\/strong> in the same city.<\/p>\n

Minneapolis: Catch up on latest updates<\/strong><\/p>\n

The response from top White House officials, notably Trump adviser Stephen Miller and homeland security secretary Kristi Noem, has provoked a furious backlash from Mr Pretti’s family, leading Democrats, members of the public, and – increasingly – Republican politicians.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Trump said he wants to “de-escalate” the situation in Minneapolis following talks with the Democratic mayor and state governor, and described the killing of Mr Pretti as “very unfortunate”.<\/p>\n

When leaving the White House for a rally in Iowa, Mr Trump was asked whether he agreed Mr Pretti was a “would-be assassin” – as described by Mr Miller.<\/p>\n

News :<\/span><div>12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers<\/div><\/span><\/a><\/div>

“No. Not as a – no,” the US president said. “Listen, you can’t walk in with guns. You can’t do that, but it’s just a very unfortunate incident.”<\/p>\n

\n
\n