Democrats deride veterans affairs secretary for repeating false claims about Alex Pretti’s killing
Pretti, a VA nurse, was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis and was labeled a ‘terrorist’ by the administrationDemocratic lawmakers assailed Doug Collins, the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary for repeating Trump administration’s claims on the killing of Alex Pretti, a VA nurse shot 10 times...
<p>Pretti, a VA nurse, was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis and was labeled a ‘terrorist’ by the administration</p><p>Democratic lawmakers assailed Doug Collins, the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary for repeating Trump administration’s claims on the killing of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/who-is-alex-pretti-ice-minneapolis-shooting">Alex Pretti</a>, a VA nurse shot 10 times by federal immigration officials in Minneapolis, during a congressional hearing Wednesday.</p><p>Are you going to “correct your cabinet colleagues when they called him a terrorist?” Mark Takano, a Democratic representative of California and the House Committee on Veterans Affairs’ ranking member, asked Collins. The secretary declined to answer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/democrats-veterans-affairs-secretary-alex-pretti-killing">Continue reading...</a>
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