The Trump administration has rapidly abandoned its familiar deny and attack playbook after starting using it when federal agents shot
dead Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
Within 24 hours as multiple videos of shooting circulated online it became visible that White House was out of step with public choice and what Americans could see with their own eyes.
The administration and president himself have changed tack blaming Democrats for what happened and stressing less on actions of American nurse who was murdered.
Democrats have rised their criticism of president mass deportation policy and aggressive tactics of immigration and custom enforcement leaning into political flight that could result in latest government shutdown on Friday.
On Monday morning Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche detailed the situation as powder keg.
He blamed the Democrats many on both side of America political divide will agree that current situation is fraught with peril.
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The initial administration reply to Pretti death was open.
The 37 year old was showed as domestic terrorist bent on bloodshed.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem added that Pretti wished to inflict harm and was brandishing a weapon.
US Border Patrol Commander Gregory said that it looks like situation where individual desired to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.
President Adviser Stephen Miller called Pretti would be assassin.
The White House has been rapid to push back when criticized.
Deny and attack has long been bedrock Trump strategy for handling adversity.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refuse to echo Miller comments herself on Monday when pressed on whether the president agreed with his senior adviser.
She said full investigation would be carry out.
Minnesota attorney General Keith Ellison when asked the media about Homan involvement said that he may provide a new avenue 16 work with administration.
“I do not want to foreclose the possibility that reasonable minds can prevail” he added but we are here because the federal government had unreasonable positions.
Other Potential thaw came when Trump revealed on Monday that he had spoken with Minnesota Democratic governor Tim Walz.
It was very good call Trump wrote.
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We actually seemed to be on similar wavelength.
Senate Democrats have revealed they will now block that funding measure in their chamber which would trigger a partial government shutdown on Friday night.
I am voting against any funding for DHS until and unless more controls are put in place to hold ICE accountable said Senator Brian Schaltz of Hawaiil
These repeated incident of violence across the country unlawful escalatory and making all of us less safe.
Move is not without its own political danger Democrats triggered a record setting shutdown last autumn over health care subsidies finally relented with little of show for it.
They will be wary of pushing too far on immigration and law and order two issues where they poll poorly.
Republicans and Democrats are graphing with how to handle what has become explosive.
At stake is public perception of Trump immigration policy a core political problem for president and one that helped him win back White House.
The initial reply had echoed the path the administration took three weeks before when federal law enforcement shot and killed one another.
Minneapolis resident Renee Good. They said Good was terrorist who had weaponised her vehicle in attempt to injure ICE agents.
As with Good’s case, the federal government’s version of events has been challenged by local officials, eyewitnesses and the victim’s family.
In statement on Sunday Pretti Parent asked for truth to come out adding.
The sickening lies told about our son by administration are reprehensible and disgusting
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Multiple videos of Saturday deadly encounter contradict many of admin initial claims.
The images shows Pretti filming ICE agents with his cell phone and assisting a lady who is pushed over before both are pepper sprayed.
Pretti is visible not holding gun when he is wrestled to ground.
DHS says Pretti had 9mm semi automatic handgun and two magazines ammunition.
Local police have said Pretti was legal gun owner.
Under Minnesota law citizens can legally carry concealed handgun in public if they have permit.
