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Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Defends ICE Agents Who Fatally Shot Alex Pretti by Comparing His Phone to a Gun

Critics argue his segment ignores reports that Pretti was recording at the time of the encounter.

Overview

  • Pretti, 37, was killed Saturday in Minneapolis during an altercation with multiple ICE agents while holding his phone to record them.
  • Reporting describes agents taking Pretti to the ground, an officer opening fire, and additional shots after he was motionless.
  • On-air, Kelly said a black phone could be mistaken for a firearm and held up his own phone like a gun during his demonstration.
  • Kelly condemned Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s earlier call for residents to record ICE activity, labeling recording "inherently violent" and "a criminal act."
  • Left-leaning outlets challenged Kelly’s framing and emphasized the reported sequence of events, with no definitive official account of the shooting presented in these reports.