Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old ICU nurse who devoted his life to caring for veterans.

He was murdered in cold blood by the U.S. government.

His crime was daring to observe and record the actions of the masked, armed thugs whom Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Tom Homan, and Greg Bovino have sent to menace the people of Minneapolis.

He was wrestled to the pavement, beaten, and repeatedly shot. His last terrifying moments were captured on video. They conclusively show him to be peacefully, lawfully, and fearlessly bearing witness to protect his community.

The footage is hard to watch. Nauseating. Repugnant. And it clearly shows Pretti to be an innocent victim.

Stephen Miller, architect of the brutal campaign the Trump Administration is waging against the American people, called Pretti a terrorist. But Pretti was a hero.

It is Miller who is the terrorist.

Two decent, law-abiding American citizens have been gunned down in the streets of Minneapolis by Trump’s DHS criminals with badges. First, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother. Now Pretti. They are, however, far from the only victims. Others have died nationwide in ICE custody, at the hands of ICE and CBP agents. Thousands more have been tormented, arrested without cause or due process, rounded up and sent to inhumane, ill-equipped facilities—or illegally deported.

Trump and his lackeys lie shamelessly about their actions. But thanks to the work of people like Pretti, our rogue government’s lies are undone. That is why he and others like him are now being targeted.

In the wake of Saturday’s shooting, more and more people in Minneapolis have taken to the streets. With each abuse, the people are mobilizing more. Trump wanted to make an example of the city; perhaps in that he is succeeding, although not as he intended.

People now see Minneapolis as the........

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