The murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday morning and the misinformation spread by Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem and other members of the administration are having a devastating impact on the second Trump administration.
After the shooting, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed Pretti was brandishing a gun at Border Patrol agents. Pretti was called a murderer and some said he wanted to massacre federal law enforcement.
This is the same victim smear that the administration perpetuated after the murder of Renee Good, also in Minneapolis, a few weeks earlier. What was different about the Pretti assassination was the immediate circulation of videos that contradicted the administration’s narrative.
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The White House’s insistence on blaming the gun has » enraged congressional Republicans and conservative Second Amendment activists.
The fallout resulted in Democrats are demanding that Noem be fired immediately or warn she will be impeached. Bovino, who repeatedly appeared on television and repeated lies about Pretti, was fired from Minneapolis, demoted and will soon retire.
Trump said he would oversee the Pretti investigation by Homeland Security, in what reeks of a cover-up.and Stephen Miller has been described as increasingly isolated as others in the administration view his immigration policies as a political liability.
The White House knives appear to be out for Miller, and the latest leak has him in big trouble.
Check out the leak below.