Family of Alex Pretti Denounce Trump's Comments in First TV Interview
OCTAVIO JONES / AFP via Getty Images The family of Alex Pretti blasted President Donald Trump and demanded justice for their “murdered” loved one in their first television interview since the ICU nurse was shot and killed seven months ago by federal immigration agents.
Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was killed in Minneapolis on January 24 while filming a protest against Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge,” which had also resulted in the death of U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good at the hands of federal agents about two weeks earlier.
Eyewitness video shows two agents shot Pretti in the back about 10 times within five seconds after wrestling him to the ground.
The agents have never been officially identified, and the Department of Justice has refused to share details of the investigation with the family.
“We’ve seen what happened.
The videos are pretty clear.
But we want justice.
We want accountability for the people that did this to Alex,” his father Michael Pretti told Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos in an interview that aired Tuesday .
After the shooting, high-ranking administration officials—including Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and former Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino —immediately tried to smear Pretti as an “assassin” and “domestic terrorist” who wanted to “massacre” law enforcement.
In a Truth Social post, Trump called Pretti an “agitator” and a possible “insurrectionist.” Asked how it felt to hear those attacks, Alex’s sister Micayla—who called Alex her “hero” for standing up for what he believed in—replied, “I don’t think you would like my answer.” His mother Susan Pretti said the family deserved an apology, while Michael called the statements “disgusting.” Trump’s post in particular was “so un-presidential,” he added.
“It’s ridiculous that, you know, the leader of the free world speaks that way about an American citizen,” he said.
Reached for comment by ABC, the White House declined to say if Miller and Trump still stood by the comments.
The Daily Beast has also reached out.
A spokesperson from the Department of Homeland Security said the shooting remains active, while the FBI declined to comment.
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