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NRA pushes back on Trump, Patel saying people who attend protests shouldn’t have guns
The NRA defended lawful gun owners' rights and urged patience for investigations after officials, including Trump, criticized Alex Pretti for carrying a permitted firearm.
- On Jan. 27, 2026, the National Rifle Association pushed back on President Donald Trump's statement that Alex Pretti should not have been carrying a gun, urging a full investigation and warning against demonizing law-abiding citizens.
- Federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026; he held a state-issued concealed-carry permit, and a CBP OPR review omitted brandishing claims.
- President Donald Trump told reporters on Jan. 27, 2026 that people should not walk into protests armed, while Bill Essayli wrote on X that approaching law enforcement with a gun justifies being shot.
- The NRA affirmed that every peaceable Minnesotan may lawfully bear arms, and member backlash followed, with IndependentBuffalo canceling membership on January 26, 2026, and a multiple 5 digit donor pulling funds.
- Observers say the episode reflects deeper political fault lines as gun-rights groups compared it to Kyle Rittenhouse and Philando Castile, underscoring partisan divides while the Trump administration reviews the incident earlier this week.
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Right-wing media reacts to shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by launching attacks at the women protesting
In response to Renee Good’s death and the subsequent large scale anti-ICE protests, right-wing media have lashed out at and ridiculed one group of protesters in particular: women. Commentators across television, podcasts, and print have called women participating in protests “neurotic," "brainwashed," and even "human shields for the party machine."
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Total News Sources17
Leaning Left7Leaning Right2Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Left
47% Left
L 47%
C 40%
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