Fallout from Alex Pretti killing: Trump administration facing widespread criticism

Gun rights groups, Republicans in Congress and the business community back away, if at times gingerly

By: Brian Martucci

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: January 25, 2026

Words: 1,432

Last Updated: 2 days ago

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The federal killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis this month, captured from multiple angles by witnesses recording on their cell phones, kicked off a dizzying day here and in Washington. Democratic politicians and ordinary Americans reacted with a mix of outrage and incredulousness, backfooting the Trump administration as the federal operation Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has called an “occupation” approached its third month.

By late Saturday, a Trump-appointed Minnesota federal judge had

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