President Donald Trump dodged on whether he supported federal agents’ decision to shoot and kill 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday during an immigration operation.
Trump was pressed by Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey on whether Border Patrol agents responded appropriately when they killed Pretti, who briefly intervened when an agent pushed a woman to the ground during the operation. According to Dawsey, Trump twice did not answer the question, before saying his administration was “reviewing everything.”
“We’re looking, we’re reviewing everything and will come out with a determination,” the president responded.
Trump did express displeasure with the shooting as a whole, while remaining critical of Pretti’s decision to open-carry a handgun while protesting.
“I don’t like any shooting. I don’t like it,” he
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