{"id":10125,"date":"2026-01-28T09:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=10125"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:08:32","slug":"trump-promises-to-de-escalate-minnesota-crisis-after-alex-pretti-shooting-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=10125","title":{"rendered":"Trump promises to \u2018de-escalate\u2019 Minnesota crisis after Alex Pretti shooting | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US president says he still has confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid calls for her resignation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Al-Jazeera-Erin-1-1754975994.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 28 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">28 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump said his administration intends to \u201cde-escalate\u201d the spiralling crisis in the state of Minnesota after federal agents killed two United States citizens, including intensive care nurse Alex Pretti,\u00a0who was shot by two Border Patrol officers over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a pullback. It\u2019s a little bit of a change,\u201d President Trump told Fox News on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to de-escalate a little bit,\u201d Trump said, referring to a sweeping federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis that has led to weeks of protests, the killing of Pretti and Renee Good, and a standoff between state and federal officials.<\/p>\n<p>Top Trump officials, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, are under fire from Democrats and a growing number of Republicans over how they responded to Pretti\u2019s shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Pretti was filming Border Patrol officers with his phone when he was shot and killed on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He was also a licensed gun owner with a permit to carry a weapon in public, which he was wearing at the time of the shooting and which appears to have been confiscated by officers before he was killed.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Fox News that he still had confidence in Noem despite calls for her resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Noem, who oversees both Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), responded to the killing by accusing Pretti of engaging in \u201cdomestic terrorism\u201d and suggested the ICU nurse had brandished his weapon at Border Patrol agents during an altercation.<\/p>\n<p>Noem\u2019s remarks preceded any investigation findings and broke with the longstanding protocols of how US officials discuss a civilian shooting by law enforcement. Her characterisation of events also conflicted with preliminary video evidence showing that Pretti did not take out his weapon at any time while he was tackled and later shot and killed by officers.<\/p>\n<p>A CBP official informed Congress on Tuesday that two federal officers fired shots during the killing of Pretti.<\/p>\n<p>According to a notice sent to Congress, officers tried to take Pretti into custody and he resisted, leading to a struggle. During the struggle, a Border Patrol agent yelled, \u201cHe\u2019s got a gun!\u201d multiple times, the official said in the notice, according to The Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n<p>A Border Patrol officer and a CBP officer each fired Glock pistols, the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators from CBP\u2019s Office of Professional Responsibility conducted the analysis based on a review of body-worn camera footage and agency documentation, the notice said. US law requires the agency to inform relevant congressional committees about deaths in CBP custody within 72 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US president says he still has confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid calls for her resignation. 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