The White House blamed Democrats on Monday for the fatal shooting of anti-U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protester Alex Pretti in Minnesota, even as President Donald Trump spent much of the last 24 hours trying to calm tensions over the incident.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at the day’s press briefing that the escalation in Minnesota between federal immigration agents and protesters resulted from the actions of Democratic elected officials, specifically Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
“Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America’s streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and the brave men and women of federal law enforcement,” Leavitt said. “But let’s be clear about the circumstances
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