White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash
Widely circulated video of Pretti’s killing by federal agents undercut earlier assertions of him being a gunmanWhite House officials sought to rapidly distance Donald Trump and top officials from their initial portrayals of the man fatally shot by federal officials in Minnesota as a gunman, as...
<p>Widely circulated video of Pretti’s killing by federal agents undercut earlier assertions of him being a gunman</p><p>White House officials sought to rapidly distance <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> and top officials from their initial portrayals of the man fatally shot by federal officials in Minnesota as a gunman, as they faced a deepening backlash after video footage was widely seen to undercut their assertions.</p><p>The move came as Trump advisers appeared to realize that the caustic portrayals of the man, Alex Pretti, who was reportedly licensed to carry a gun, had turned the killing into an even larger political liability for the president.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/white-house-alex-pretti-backlash">Continue reading...</a>
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