The Veterans Affairs Secretary, former congressman Doug Collins of Gainesville, is condemning the shooting death of a VA employee by ICE agents in Minneapolis, while blaming it on state and local officials.
“We can confirm Alex Pretti was a nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center,” Collins wrote on X. “As President Trump has said, nobody wants to see chaos and death in American cities, and we send our condolences to the Pretti family.” “
“Such tragedies are unfortunately happening in Minnesota because of state and local officials’ refusal to cooperate with the federal government to enforce the law and deport dangerous illegal criminals,” the Republican who represented the 9th District in Congress goes on to say, echoing what Trump and the Homeland Security Secretary are saying.
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