Congressional Republicans were happy to stay silent and align with the Trump administration after an ICE agent murdered Renee Good in Minneapolis. They either turned a blind eye or echoed the administration’s lies and misinformation about the Good shooting, but after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents, something has changed.
Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) posted on X:
You trusted me and maintaining that trust is important. I have worked hard to be your eyes, your ears and your voice. We must have a transparent, independent investigation into the Minnesota shooting, and those responsible, regardless of their title, must be held accountable. Officials who rush to judgment before all the facts are known undermine public trust and the mission of law enforcement.
I disagree with Secretary Noem’s premature response to DHS, which came before all the facts were known and weakened trust. I will work with a bipartisan group of senators to demand real oversight and transparency, including supporting RandPaul’s calls for the leaders of these operations to testify, so that trust can be restored and justice served.
There is no universe in which John Curtis would be considered a liberal, or a “radical left” in Trump’s parlance. His statement thus revealed the vast fissures forming among Republicans over the administration’s response to Pretti’s assassination.
If we dig a little deeper, the answer to the question of why Republicans are breaking with the Trump administration is revealed.
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