Overview
- President Donald Trump said Alex Pretti was not acting as an assassin, offered sympathy to the family, and pledged to monitor investigations into the shooting.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt distanced the president from Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem’s characterizations and confirmed a joint DHS–FBI probe alongside internal CBP reviews.
- Trump dispatched border czar Tom Homan to lead operations in Minneapolis as Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and some agents were moved out of the Twin Cities.
- A federal judge ordered evidence preserved and courts are weighing challenges to the immigration surge, while Minnesota officials press for independent inquiries and protests continue.
- Bipartisan oversight demands intensified as the AFGE union urged Noem and Miller to resign, and gun-rights groups criticized early claims about carrying at protests.