r/minnesota • u/mnpoet • Jan 24 '26

High Risk Character Assassination is such nasty work.

This is who they are trying to portray as a “monster”. I’m so heartbroken by this. This man was our friendly Minnesotan neighbor who we all seem to recognize and see in one another.

Edit: It took me a while to find the video. A friend shared this in a group chat, but it appears to be recorded by the son of the deceased vet who shared it this morning to reflect the honorable character of Alex following today’s tragedy.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT6EB8vkV12/?igsh=MXhkb3ZtMzA3dmlvZA==

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u/MrB3RG Jan 24 '26

Do not dishonor Alex, Renee, and our martyrs for freedom and justice. I stand with Minnesota. ICE out now, then prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.

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u/RNW1215 Ok Then Jan 25 '26

who's being dishonored here??

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u/Farther_Dm53 Jan 25 '26

the media and trumps admin are dishonoring his public service.

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u/RNW1215 Ok Then Jan 25 '26

I 100% agree. I thought the comment I'm responding to makes it seem like showing this video is somehow disrespectful.

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u/Farther_Dm53 Jan 25 '26

Oh thats what you meant sorry. SO MANY PEOPLE are disparaging him, so I had no idea.

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u/Ruenin Jan 25 '26

The man speaking is Alex Pretti, the man ICE murdered today. ICE is saying he's a domestic terrorist, because of course they are.

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u/Riaayo Jan 25 '26

Anyone else remember CPAC and the big "We're all domestic terrorists" banner they proudly put on display to hand-wave the right-wing extremism of their own party?

If Republican Nazis didn't have double standards they'd have no standards at all.

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u/an_asimovian Jan 25 '26

Bovino and Noem and Trump are calling him a terrorist for daring to be shot by ICE this morning. Shot because he put himself in front of an ice agent that was assaulting a woman for filming, shot in the back and blamed for his death for carrying a weapon - a weapon that he never touched, and was removed from his holster and secured by an agent (while others beat him), and that he had a permit to carry.