Trump’s call with the Minnesota Governor came after he spent the previous night blaming what he called “Democrat ensued chaos” for the killing of Pretti.
President Donald Trump has agreed to pull Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents out of the state and let local police lead the investigation into the killing of a protester by federal agents, Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, said.
Trump called Walz on Monday about the fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who was killed by federal agents during protests over the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Saturday. Walz’s office said in a statement: “The President agreed that he would talk to his Department of Homeland Security about ensuring the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is able to conduct an independent investigation, as would ordinarily be the case.”
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“The President also agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and working with the state in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals”, the statement added.
Trump’s call with the Minnesota Governor came after he spent the previous night blaming what he called “Democrat ensued chaos” for the killing of Pretti. Trump accused Walz of standing by while violent crowds targeted immigration agents and even threatened to send in troops under the Insurrection Act.
However, Trump has privately raised concerns about Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and on Monday, he moved her out of the spotlight by appointing Tom Homan to take charge of the ICE operation in Minnesota.
