Amy Klobuchar confronts Kristi Noem over domestic terrorism label 

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Amy Klobuchar confronts Kristi Noem over domestic terrorism label: Lindsey Granger | RISING

Amy Klobuchar confronts Kristi Noem over domestic terrorism label: Lindsey Granger | RISING

When the secretary of Homeland Security uses the phrase “domestic terrorism,” it carries enormous weight. It shapes headlines. It frames public opinion. And for families grieving a loved one, it can define how the country remembers them.  

This week, Kristi Noem appeared before Congress for the first time since the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. She was pressed by Amy Klobuchar about comments she made in the immediate aftermath of two fatal shootings, involving U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti.  

Here’s what Sen. Klobuchar asked her: “After the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, when I spoke to Alex’s parents, they told me that you calling him a domestic terrorist — this was directly from them the day after he was killed — a nurse in our VA, Alex, one of the most hurtful things........

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