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00:02Good evening and welcome to Politics Nation. We're following breaking news out of Minneapolis.
00:09We're awaiting a media briefing from the mayor of Minneapolis and other Minnesota lawmakers.
00:16Following this morning's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old residence, local officials familiar
00:23with the investigation. Tell MS now that the man shot by federal agents has been identified as ICU
00:31nurse Alex Preti. The incident was caught on camera. We warn you, the video is graphic.
01:12What the ****? What the **** is wrong with you?
01:29What the ****? What the ****? What the ****? What the ****? What the ****? What the **** is wrong
01:33with you? Honestly.
01:46What the ****? What the ****? MS now has not yet confirmed exactly what happened in the video
01:57or what happened in the moments leading up to the shooting. But Homeland Security officials say the
02:03victim approached Border Patrol officers with a semi-automatic handgun, which officers attempted
02:10to disarm but were violently resisted. Minneapolis police chief says the victim is believed to have
02:17been a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry. Meanwhile, protesters and law enforcement continue
02:25to clash tonight as temperatures drop in the Twin Cities. The Minnesota National Guard has been mobilized
02:34from ready from ready posture to active support with Governor Tim Walz calling on the president to remove
02:42ICE from his state. And the president continues to blame the governor and the mayor of Minneapolis
02:49for the unrest. We will bring you the briefing when it happens. In the meantime, we're joined by MS now
02:56reporter Alex Tibet. Alex, what's the latest? Well, we're here at the scene where this tragedy transpired
03:06earlier this morning. This is where Alex Peretti lost his life, the second ICE observer to lose their life
03:15this month after Renee Nicole Good was also shot and killed by a federal agent just a few weeks ago.
03:23As you can
03:24see, there's a couple dozen people praying, lighting candles. You can see a cross with the name Alex
03:33Peretti written on it. It's a very solemn moment here, a somber moment, as this community continues to
03:43process tragedy after tragedy. Earlier today, we saw protests at the scene that got a bit violent,
03:54we saw tear gas, pepper spray, pepper balls. Right now, we see a couple hundred people gathered down
04:01the street expressing their anger. And as you noted, the Minnesota National Guard has been deployed to
04:10the Whipple building, which is the federal building where ICE has been using as a headquarters during the
04:16last month and a half or so as protesters continue to converge there. Now, I want to introduce you to
04:23Steve, who's been here all morning. And Steve, you were here when these protests hit a boiling point,
04:30and you found a lot of things on the ground. I want you to show me what you found and
04:34explain
04:35to me what they are. Yes. So the first thing I got is poctic tactical gas. Basically, it used to
04:42be
04:42used by, I'm going to emphasize this, trained law enforcement. Let me repeat that. Trained law enforcement
04:49should be using this gas. Let's remind that, folks. Because used for operations after five years from
04:56date. So... And what else do you have, Steve? We have, besides the gas, we got a skeet shell tactical
05:05bullet thing. As you can see, there's a bullet on it. So, although they're not firing regular bullets,
05:11they are firing variants of bullets, and this would scatter out and do shots. And you have one more, one
05:16more, uh,
05:18non-lethal round that you were, you were talking to me about. Is that correct, Steve? Yes. This is an
05:23impact round.
05:24They come out of little torrents, and they hit you where it hurts the most. Although not lethal,
05:31it will bandage bones, leave bruises, and definitely leave a punch. And it's also bullet
05:38caliber in it. And that round blinded somebody about a week ago here, and yet these federal agents are
05:46continuing to use it. What does that say about how the Trump administration is reacting to what's
05:53happening on the ground here? The Trump administration is doubling down on keeping
05:57fear into these streets, and the community, as you can see right before you, is saying we are not
06:01going to take this anymore. ICE should have, should leave this city, if they, if I were them. You have
06:10lives, you have children to go back to. Do not be murderers anymore. Please go home and leave.
06:18Steve, thank you so much for your time. And you heard the frustration. You heard the exasperation.
06:25That is something that I've been hearing echoed all day, Rev, as just every day here in Minneapolis,
06:33whether it's the detaining of a five-year-old boy, or whether it's another ICE observer losing their
06:40life to a federal agent, every day here brings a new tragedy. Rev?
06:47Oh, thank you, MSNOW reporter Alex Tibet in Minneapolis. And we will certainly keep monitoring
06:54with you. Joining me now is Minnesota State Senate President Bobby, a champion, and Minnesota State
07:01Representative Kayla Berg, both Democrats. State Representative Berg, State Senator Champion,
07:09and thank you both for joining us tonight. We begin with today's fatal shooting and the breaking news
07:15that the Minnesota National Guard has been mobilized to an active support role in, uh, to support state
07:23and local law enforcement at the request of Governor Tim Walz. Here's what Walz had to say earlier today.
07:48This federal occupation of Minnesota long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement.
07:54It's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of our state. And today that campaign
07:59claimed another life. Donald Trump, I call on you once again, remove this force from Minnesota.
08:06They are sowing chaos and violence. We've seen deadly violence from federal agents again and again and
08:12again. Earlier today, the president, Donald Trump, on Truth Social claimed, quote,
08:22the mayor and governor are inciting insurrection with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric,
08:30end of quote. He added that without this purge in your state, quote, you would see something far worse
08:38than you are witnessing today, end of quote. What's your reaction tonight to that, State Representative Berg?
08:47Well, thank you so much for having me, Reverend. Um, it's simply not true. What you see on the ground
08:54here in Minnesota is community members wrapping their arms around each other. We're escorting union
09:01workers to their cars after their after their shifts. We are bringing groceries to people that are too
09:08afraid to leave their home. Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis
09:14in a beautiful act of solidarity and justice. And the very next morning, we wake up to this horrific
09:21tragedy. A union member in ICU nurse at the VA taking care of our veterans. This is astonishing. And
09:30what the federal administration is saying is happening here is wrong. Representative, uh,
09:38champion, same question to you. Well, let me just say, first of all, thank you for having us so that
09:45you could cast this light on what is happening here in Minnesota. I know that you've been here before
09:50and you, you know that Minnesota is a loving state. And, and what you're seeing is Minnesota's reaction
09:57and concern around the aggressive acts of ICE. We've had U.S. citizens arrested by ICE. We've had
10:03peaceful protesters, um, uh, and, uh, where ICE members have been in close proximity to them and spraying,
10:11uh, irritants in their eyes at close range. You've had children, um, uh, detained by ICE. And let's be
10:19clear that there are over 3000 ICE members, uh, ICE agents here in Minnesota. And, and if you compare
10:26that to the fact that in Minneapolis and St. Paul combined, there's no more than 1400 police officers.
10:33So there's at least double, if not triple the number of ICE agents here in a medium sized city.
10:38And they've been aggressive and they've been, um, terrorizing our wonderful state.
10:45So as, as you say this, uh, representative Berg yesterday, hundreds of, uh, Minneapolis businesses
10:53shut down as part of a general strike in opposition to ICE. Nearly 16,000 people protested in the streets,
11:02according to labor leaders and dozens of clergy members were arrested at a peaceful sit-in at
11:08Minneapolis, St. Paul airport. Now polls show the president, president's immigration, uh, uh,
11:16purges losing support nationally. Do you think that popular opposition can force the administration
11:23to relent? You know, I'm not sure what would force this administration to relent. All we can do is
11:32ensure that we continue to observe and document what is happening in our communities. We will not let
11:39them do this to our neighbors without bearing witness. We need to continue to peacefully protest.
11:45We can't give them the riots and the violence that they want. Their cruelty is the point. So we have
11:53to ensure we are peacefully protesting, documenting what is happening to our neighbors. And I do hope
11:59that the popular opinion will finally make them take some sort of action. But ICE needs to get out of
12:06Minnesota now. President Trump and Kristi Noem can make that happen. It needs to happen now.
12:12Now, while all this is happening, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says that presently,
12:19there is no federal investigation into Renee Good's killing earlier this month. Instead,
12:24he directed FBI agents to shut down a civil rights probe of the shooting and to investigate Good
12:32for suspected assault on the officer that shot her. According to three people briefed on these
12:39discussions, a federal judge denied that search warrant. And two of those sources say that an FBI
12:45supervisor overseeing corruption cases for the Minneapolis field office resigned in frustration
12:53over how the DOJ is handling goods killing and the unrest in Minneapolis. Senator Champion,
12:59is this approach sustainable, especially now that we had yet another fatal shooting?
13:07Well, let's be clear that I'm a lawyer, first of all, outside of being Senate President. And I
13:12understand the importance of transparency. I understand the importance of following the evidence.
13:18I understand that because that is what creates trust when we think in terms of people trusting their
13:24government. You've seen the DOJ or DHS, I would say in particular, make decisions not to investigate
13:30what happened. And in fact, choose to do something opposite, which is to investigate not only good,
13:37but also the spouse of good. And there's been a reaction to that because we believe in our government.
13:42We believe in people acting and behaving in a way that makes us proud. And you have articulated with
13:50real clarity as to some of the decisions that have been made.
13:52Just a minute, Senator. Senator, let me interrupt you. I want to go to the mayor.
13:57Mayor Frey is about to make a statement. We're going live.
14:00The city of Minneapolis is filing a declaration after today's shooting to encourage the judge to
14:06rule on a temporary restraining order on Monday that would grant us immediate relief
14:13and help would help stop this operation that has been so harmful to the city of Minneapolis.
14:18The state of Minnesota has resulted in multiple shootings and tragic deaths.
14:23I have formally requested assistance from the National Guard to support the limited number
14:29of officers that we have in the Minneapolis Police Department. We have around 600 officers in total.
14:35Days off have been canceled. Our incredible Minneapolis police officers have been working tirelessly to
14:41do their day-to-day work. And simultaneously, they are put in the middle of these chaotic situations.
14:47We will not be able to do this on our own. And so we are getting assistance from both mutual
14:53aid
14:53jurisdictions as well as the request to the governor for the National Guard. And we're appreciative of
14:59the assistance. Our community is tired. Our officers are tired. Our businesses are tired.
15:07And this additional support is necessary. And again, the chaos that we are seeing is caused directly by ICE,
15:16border control, and this federal administration. Our top priority is keeping our neighbors and
15:22businesses safe. And the additional support will help us do that. Our community service officers are
15:28helping to deliver food to families that are in need. Community members are out there peacefully protesting,
15:35making sure that their voices are heard. They're escorting workers to their jobs. They're taking care of daycares.
15:43It has been extraordinary how people around our city have stepped up during this difficult time.
15:48And there is an incredible group of leaders and senators and members of Congress that are here
15:53with me to deliver a powerful message in just a couple of minutes. We're also working closely with our
16:00immigration task force to make sure that clear and transparent information is coordinated. We'll
16:07continue to do everything in our power to keep our neighbors safe and to stand up for our immigrant
16:12communities. Most of the protests that we've seen have remained peaceful. Let's keep it that way.
16:18Let's not counter Donald Trump's chaos with our own version of chaos here. I understand that people are
16:24angry. I understand that people are experiencing trauma. It makes sense. Our communities have been
16:33placed on the very front line, and this has been ongoing now for weeks. It must end. Remember,
16:41it's only our city that will suffer if there is damage or destruction that is done. Finally, to the
16:48victims' family and friends, our hearts are with you. Our love goes out to you. I know that there is
16:55nothing that I can say right now that will ease the pain. But I hope you know that Minneapolis cares
17:02deeply for you. There are 435,000 residents that will do everything possible to stand with you. With that,
17:11I'll turn it over to Chief O'Hara, who can give more of an update on the plans for tonight.
17:20Thank you, Mayor. Good evening. I'm going to provide a brief update on the events today
17:28and our plans to maintain order in the city. I recognize that this is a volatile and emotional
17:34situation, and our focus remains, as it always has been, on de-escalation, slowing things down,
17:43and maintaining peace and order in this city. The situation is stable right now, and it is peaceful,
17:51and we intend to keep it that way. After our last press update, additional residents and demonstrators
17:59gathered today, and the situation deteriorated. Local and state law enforcement officers were
18:06surrounded on multiple sides by a mix of protesters and also agitators who engaged in unlawful acts.
18:14Individuals began erecting barricades, throwing glass bottles, ice chunks, and at least two separate
18:21fires were started in the immediate vicinity. Minneapolis police had to escort firefighters so that they
18:28could safely extinguish those fires. The number one priority of our police officers is to protect life
18:36and maintain public safety for all people in our community. And so, given the volatility and rising
18:43public safety risks for residents, for demonstrators, and police officers, state and local law enforcement
18:51did deploy less lethal and gas munitions at that assembly in order to allow for a safe,
18:57egress of law enforcement, and to prevent further violence and damage. We do everything that we
19:04possibly can to deescalate whenever possible. And the actions that were taken today were in response
19:10to a dangerous and escalating situation that already had multiple confrontations. The gathering at the
19:17scene now is peaceful, and we need everyone to respect the lives and property of all people in our community.
19:26In order to maintain that peace, we have established a vehicle exclusionary zone in the affected area.
19:33That zone has allowed traffic to be safely managed and has significantly reduced the risk of escalation,
19:41ensuring access for emergency vehicles, for residents of the area, and for lawful, peaceful demonstrations.
19:49This zone will be maintained by uniformed police officers of the Minneapolis Police Department working
19:54alongside members of the Minnesota National Guard. National Guard members will be wearing fluorescent
20:00yellow safety traffic vests and will be working alongside uniformed Minneapolis police. In addition to
20:08the Minnesota State Patrol and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office that assisted the scene,
20:12the St. Paul Police, Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, and numerous Hennepin County Suburban Police Departments
20:19are assisting with answering 911 calls in the City of Minneapolis today.
20:25The loss of human life yet again is a tragedy. We pray all people can recognize that. And we extend
20:33our
20:33condolences, as the Mayor has said, to the loved ones of the deceased. To the people of our city,
20:39we understand that the pressure has been building for weeks. We understand the hurt and frustration
20:46that this causes. But again, if you choose to come out, if you choose to demonstrate,
20:53peacefully assemble. Do so lawfully. And understand that the men and women in this uniform standing here
20:59tonight are committed first and foremost to protecting the lives of every single person in this city.
21:05We will continue to monitor the update, monitor the situation, and provide updates as needed.
21:12Senator. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Chief, for your strong leadership during this crisis.
21:21I'm joined today by Senator Smith, as well as Representatives McCollum and Morrison,
21:27and joining us in a statement are Representatives Craig and Omar. Our message is really clear.
21:35And straightforward. We need ICE out of Minnesota. They are not making us more safe. As the tragic,
21:46tragic killing this morning, as people saw it viscerally on that video, shows us they are making us
21:53less safe. With 3,000 agents, which of course includes border control, outnumbering the sworn police
22:03officers in Minneapolis and St. Paul by 3 to 1 and even larger than the 10 metropolitan police departments.
22:11This is completely out of whack, completely out of balance. And now three people have been shot, two
22:20resulting in death. One, Renee Good, mother of three, and now Alex Preddy, a 37-year-old Minneapolis man,
22:32a citizen, also a nurse. They both have families that love them very much.
22:40This city has been under siege. And I want to make something clear. As the mayor and the police chief
22:46are doing their job for this city, it's not just the cities. It's not just Minneapolis and St. Paul,
22:53as you'll hear from the members of Congress. It is the suburbs where kids have been lured in
22:59and abducted. It is small towns all across our state, rural areas. This has gone way beyond some
23:09stated purpose of the fraud investigation or apprehending violent offenders. That's not
23:16what this is about anymore, when you have 3,000 agents, overwhelming sworn police officers. I took
23:23part in that peaceful and powerful march yesterday, all those peaceful people. And then we wake up this
23:31morning to this poorer. As members of Congress, we are calling on this administration to get ice out
23:41of our towns, off of our streets. It will make us more safe. We, as a congressional group up here,
23:52strongly opposed the ice funding this week. We opposed it this summer when our Republican colleagues
24:01tripled the budget, $75 billion. It is now more than the FBI. They reduced the training from five months
24:11to 47 days. And these are the results. We are also calling for a full and transparent investigation.
24:22We have done this before in Minnesota, coordinating with local and state and federal law enforcement.
24:29And if they're not going to do it, then they need to get out of the way and allow our
24:33very professional
24:34Bureau of Criminal apprehension to conduct the investigation into these killings.
24:41And finally, we call on our Republican colleagues to stand with us.
24:47I know they know what's going on here because it's happening in their own districts.
24:52We have, of course, these shootings, but it is a lot more than that. They know that something's wrong
24:58when a Hmong elder is pulled out of a house in his underwear and slippers. And they figure out,
25:08about an hour later, they got the wrong guy. And in fact, the guy they were looking for
25:12is actually in jail. Or a two-year-old, a case my office worked on, in addition to hundreds more,
25:18who's taken with their dad and then put on a plane to Texas when her mom is desperately trying to
25:25get
25:26her. We got her back. But none of this should be happening. None of it. So we call on our
25:33Republican
25:34colleagues to join us because we have warned this administration. I have personally warned them
25:40that there would be more deaths, that more of this would happen. And clearly they're not listening.
25:45So we ask people around the country to talk to their Republican representatives to make clear
25:51that this is not the America that is ours. This has got to stop. And with that,
25:59I turn it over to my colleague, Senator Smith.
26:06Good afternoon, everyone. So today, federal agents beat and then shot multiple times and killed
26:1437-year-old Alex Jeffrey Preddy, a U.S. citizen, a Minneapolis resident and a VA nurse.
26:21Eyewitness video shows, once again, reckless, violent and dangerous federal agents taking the life
26:28of a Minnesotan. And rather than following standard law enforcement practice, which is focused
26:34on public safety and de-escalation, they have killed another person. And the Trump administration has
26:41already called Alex Preddy a domestic terrorist. He was a nurse.
26:48First, we send our heartfelt condolences to his then capacitance to his family and to his
26:54friends. And all Americans should be outraged at this unaccountable, violent federal force,
26:59which is operating with impunity in our city. And you need to know, America,
27:04that if it can happen here, it can happen in your community too.
27:09So we gather here to say, first, I want to say to the president,
27:14you must stop Operation Metro Surge immediately
27:18and send these ICE agents home so our communities can be safe.
27:23Second, it is essential that trusted, impartial state investigators at the BCA
27:29are allowed to fully investigate what happened here today.
27:34Third, I urge my neighbors to express our grief and outrage at this killing
27:41and at the federal invasion of our cities peacefully
27:44and with the love that we showed yesterday when so many thousands of us
27:49showed up in support of our community.
27:52And finally, we must have our Republicans in Congress,
27:58they must join with us to condemn this violent and unfettered, violent abuse of power and to stop it.
28:06And they can do that by refusing to fund this agency so long as it continues to kill and terrorize
28:15Americans.
28:16That is what Senator Klobuchar and I will be working on in the United States Senate.
28:21And I just want to close by thanking so much the local law enforcement and fire departments,
28:29not only here in Minneapolis but all across the state,
28:32that have been doing everything that they could, everything that you can to keep our cities safe.
28:37I once worked in City Hall and I know what it's like
28:40and I am so grateful for their relentless work to keep our communities safe.
28:49Representative McAlton.
28:52Well, we have a saying in Congress that we agree and reflect in our remarks those that have spoken before
29:00us.
29:01So I'm going to take a slightly different tact.
29:04You know, today, this morning, Saturday, we lost another life.
29:11And it didn't have to be that way.
29:13To all the protesters who have been out there peacefully protesting,
29:17who have been harmed and injured, it shouldn't be happening to you either.
29:23But I want to take a second, as Senator Smith was, just to reflect on the community.
29:28St. Paul stands with you, Minneapolis.
29:31The East and West Metro, we're united, as well as all Minnesotans.
29:37My phones have been ringing off the hook from frustrated members of communities
29:42that are asking me to talk to their Republican members of Congress
29:48to do something about the escalation of chaos and violence that has been caused
29:54by the presence of the Department of Homeland Security.
30:00Representative Morrison and I, along with Representative Omar and Craig,
30:05had an opportunity to show, with our votes on the House floor just this week,
30:10how disappointed we are that the President refuses to listen.
30:15Oh, well, we're more than disappointed.
30:17We are outraged.
30:20Part of the bill that was on the floor was to provide more body cameras for ICE.
30:26Well, they have them already in the thousands, and they refuse to wear them.
30:31So, Secretary Noem, have your officers suit up and put on their body cameras,
30:36just like our law enforcement does.
30:39To our law enforcement here, we appreciate you,
30:42especially those of you who have been working the extra shifts.
30:44To the school boards, to the community service volunteers,
30:49everybody out there in this community,
30:51you make us so proud to represent you in the United States Congress.
30:55We hold our head up high with how Minnesota is reacting to this.
31:00We celebrate 250 years of this United States of America.
31:06And I'll close with quoting Benjamin Franklin.
31:08He came out of the Constitutional Convention, and he said,
31:12it's a republic if you can keep it.
31:16Well, we're showing we want to keep it a republic with peaceful protesting.
31:21Stay calm.
31:23Be safe.
31:24Take care of one another.
31:26And when you see a National Guards person out there trying to relieve one of our police officers,
31:32know that they're there to protect you.
31:35So, please, respect everyone out there trying to keep us safe.
31:40And with that, I'd like to welcome up my colleague from the West Metro.
31:47Representative Morrison.
31:48Thank you, Representative McCullough.
31:50You know, the day after tens of thousands of Minnesotans showed the world
31:55how to stand up peacefully against this administration's cruelty,
32:00lawlessness, and unacceptable occupation,
32:02and demand that ICE leave our state and end this federal invasion,
32:08the world is watching yet again as one of Donald Trump's federal agents have shot
32:14and killed another United States citizen in broad daylight in the middle of the street.
32:20First, we lost Renee Nicole Good.
32:24And now, Alex Jeffrey Preddy, a 37-year-old man, a Minnesotan, an ICU nurse,
32:32a resident looking out for his neighbors as Minnesotans always do.
32:38And I do want to pause and offer my deepest sympathy and profound condolences
32:44to Mr. Preddy's family and friends.
32:46I am so sorry for your unimaginable loss.
32:50And we are once again now being asked to deny what we saw with our own eyes.
32:58We watched the videos of a masked federal agent shooting Alex in the back multiple times
33:04while he was pinned down by more than six other masked federal agents.
33:09And once again, DHS has come out with a predetermined narrative
33:13that contradicts everything we saw with our own eyes.
33:16Two 37-year-old Minnesotans are now dead.
33:20A poet and a nurse.
33:23For what?
33:24We cannot lose any more lives.
33:27We need a full, transparent, and comprehensive investigation led by our BCA.
33:34And ICE and Border Patrol need to halt all operations in the state and leave immediately.
33:41And Congress cannot be complicit in facilitating these lethal operations
33:46and federal occupation of our cities.
33:49We are standing here...
33:51We've been listening to a briefing from local Minnesota lawmakers and law enforcement
33:56about their efforts to keep the peace in Minneapolis
33:59after a fatal shooting of a resident by federal forces conducting immigration enforcement operations.
34:07While this was happening, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
34:11held her own briefing on the incident in Washington.
34:15Let's take a listen to some of that.
34:18It occurred with DHS law enforcement as they carried out their lawful duties
34:24to keep Americans safe in the threat of criminal illegal aliens in this country.
34:29At 9.05 a.m. Central Time, the Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officials
34:34and officers were conducting targeted operations in Minneapolis against an illegal alien
34:39whose criminal history included domestic assault with intentionally inflicting bodily harm,
34:46disorderly conduct, and driving without a valid license.
34:50An individual approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun.
34:56The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently.
35:03Fearing for his life and for the lives of his fellow officers around him,
35:07an agent fired defensive shots.
35:09Medics were on the scene immediately and attempted to deliver medical aid to the subject,
35:14but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
35:16The suspect also had two magazines with ammunition in them that held dozens of rounds.
35:22He also had no ID.
35:23This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage
35:29on individuals and to kill law enforcement.
35:32About hundreds of protesters then showed up at the scene.
35:36They began to obstruct and to assault law enforcement officers.
35:40We saw objects being thrown at them, including ice and other objects,
35:45and a rampant assault began, and even an HSI officer agent's finger was bitten off.
35:52Crowd control measures were deployed to bring safety to the public and to law enforcement at the scene.
35:58And once again, I want to remind everybody that this situation and this tragedy did not have to happen.
36:04Our law enforcement are doing everything that they can to protect the public.
36:08We're praying for this deceased loved one's family and friends,
36:11but we also recognize that the Minnesota governor and the Minneapolis mayor need to take a long, hard look in
36:18the mirror.
36:19They need to evaluate their rhetoric, their conversations,
36:22and their encouragement of such violence against our citizens and our law enforcement officers.
36:27I'll remind you that Governor Walz today in his press conference said that our officers were not even law enforcement,
36:34which is a lie.
36:34He's called them the Gestapo.
36:36He's encouraged residents and citizens and violent rioters to resist.
36:42He's doxed their identities, putting themselves and their families' lives in jeopardy.
36:46He's refused to turn over murders to federal law enforcement officers.
36:50He's protected illegal criminals and protected them from being brought to justice.
36:56And even overseeing...
36:57Let's go back to the presser in Minnesota that is still ongoing.
37:02And to remember these little kids who are afraid to go to school and to remember the people who are
37:09legal citizens,
37:11who are wrestled to the ground, yelling, I am born here.
37:16I was born here.
37:17And to remember these two that we've lost.
37:20And I hope that's something that they all take home and that the people of this country do
37:25as they look at how they can get this administration to stop this.
37:29Mayor Frey, can you talk about the legal case that you were pursuing and how this shooting changes your strategy?
37:36What is your best case scenario on Monday when you were born?
37:40Yeah.
37:41So there's two forms of request that we have been asking for.
37:47The first was this temporary restraining order.
37:50The other possibility is some form of injunctive relief.
37:54Now, I don't want to get too into the details because I'm bound to get something wrong.
37:59But the question is one of urgency and immediacy.
38:03The issue is that we recently saw somebody shot and badly injured.
38:08We then saw somebody shot and killed.
38:11And that was the second one.
38:14Chief, I think we've only had three homicides in the city this year.
38:18Is that right?
38:19Two of them, ICE.
38:23Three homicides.
38:24Two of them were from ICE.
38:27And so the relief that we're asking for is stopping this Operation Metro surge in the immediacy.
38:35It's preventing this massive influx of agents that is making it very difficult for us to do our jobs in
38:42the city
38:43as well as we need to do them.
38:44And we need to do regular day law enforcement as well.
38:46They defied a search warrant this morning.
38:48Do you think they'll abide by a court order from a federal judge?
38:51They have to abide.
38:53So the question is they defied a search warrant this morning.
38:56Will they abide by a court order by a federal judge?
39:02Everybody listen to that question.
39:05The question is will this administration abide by a court order?
39:11These are the underpinnings of our democracy, of our republic, and of this constitution.
39:17The answer better be yes.
39:19Whether you're a Democrat or you're a Republican, you abide by those court orders.
39:25The answer has to be yes if you are a patriot for this country.
39:30And so, yes, my expectation is that they will abide by the court order because there is not an alternative.
39:37If I could just ask you, and also Senator Klobuchar and the other legislators, the rhetoric today seems back to
39:47where it was in the aftermath of Rene Good, if not even higher.
39:51Senator Klobuchar posted on X, Stephen Miller, then the present day slammed Senator Klobuchar's post.
39:58I mean, this is going on, the vitriol on social media.
40:03Is there any way or how are you going to come together?
40:07I mean, is there any way to approach the other side?
40:09Yeah.
40:11I'll answer for myself and from the city's perspective and certainly turn it to Senator Klobuchar.
40:20I want everyone to just quickly look at the juxtaposition between the way that Minneapolis is showing up and the
40:28way that the federal government is showing up.
40:30I want you to look at the difference between the elected leaders and our chief that you've heard talk just
40:36before me.
40:37They're calling for peace.
40:39They're calling for peace, notwithstanding this horrific action from the federal government.
40:46What are they doing?
40:47Everyone, they're not investigating the person that killed our citizens.
40:52They're investigating us.
40:56This is political retaliation.
40:58This is about a political narrative.
41:00And that narrative is making people less safe.
41:06A number of us has been.
41:08I want to explain that we came out of the Kristi Noam presser because many of her claims were inaccurate.
41:17Let's get some reaction from Minnesota State Senate President Bobby Champion and Minnesota State Representative Kayla Berg, both Democrats.
41:27The metropolitan area.
41:28The metropolitan area.
41:28Chief O'Hara was.
41:30Senator.
41:31Well, yes.
41:33Well, Reverend Sharpton, thank you.
41:35Thank you for also giving us the opportunity to see the false narrative as articulated by Kristi Noam.
41:40It's false.
41:41We have seen a number of times where they've come out and tried to create this false narrative in order
41:47to be a protectionist.
41:49We've also are very clear that they don't want the truth.
41:53You know, the truth means that you want to look at the evidence and you want the evidence to lead
41:58us in the direction that one should go.
42:01What they do is that they come up with a narrative and then they want everyone to buy into that
42:06narrative.
42:07First of all, when she talks about the suspect and interfering with their duties, I haven't seen that on any
42:15videotape.
42:16I've seen the aggressive action of ICE and that a person who was exercising their constitutional right to observe is
42:24taping them and doing all those things.
42:29Then I've seen ICE also pushing people to the ground and hurting them.
42:34And then the young man, unfortunately, whose life was taken was on the ground.
42:39And then we heard the shots and he kept shooting.
42:43They didn't shoot once or twice.
42:44It was at least three or four times.
42:46But this has been what this has been the practice of of ICE, unfortunately, that they've been here aggressive with
42:53citizens and with children and with seniors, you name it.
42:58So we have also the president who is not interested in the truth.
43:02And I really wish they were interested in the truth because we are interested in the truth.
43:08And the last thing that I'll say is this.
43:10Number one, every elected official, including our governor, the mayor of Minneapolis, the mayor of St. Paul, our other congressional
43:20team has always talked about calm and allowing ICE to do their work.
43:25But yet we have a constitutional right to make sure that they are doing it correctly by observing them and
43:33making sure that our citizens are protected.
43:36What has happened is ICE has been the one very aggressive and being unseemingly.
43:44And let me just say, Reverend Sharpton, that we've seen this before now and historically that sometime law enforcement and
43:53not law enforcement, as we know it, ICE in particular, has been abusive, for lack of a better word.
44:02All right. We're out of time. But Representative Berg, quickly, give me your response to what you've heard.
44:08Thank you, Reverend. It's like a tale of two press conferences, the one with our Minneapolis leaders and our congressional
44:15delegation full of humanity calling for peaceful protest, keeping each other safe.
44:21The other asking us to disbelieve what we have seen with our own eyes.
44:26Enough is enough. Minnesota can investigate what happens in Minnesota.
44:30ICE needs to leave now and our communities need to become safe once again.
44:36All right. Thank you to Minnesota State Senate President Bobby Champion and Minnesota State Representative Kayla Berg.
44:45Thank you both for being with us. Let's take a break and we'll be right back.
44:56Welcome back to MSNOW. We are continuing to follow breaking news out of Minneapolis, where a 37-year-old was
45:05shot and killed by federal agents earlier today.
45:08Joining me with reaction is Jake Traylor, MSNOW White House reporter.
45:14Jake, what has been President Trump's reaction to today's development?
45:19Yeah, Reverend, it has been a really striking remarks from President Trump in the just short aftermath of this tragic
45:27killing that took place in Minneapolis.
45:28The president, in part, essentially has said that he's putting the blame on local and state officials in Minneapolis.
45:35He has said that the governor and the mayor are inciting insurrection in the state of Minneapolis.
45:41That's, of course, incredibly notable because the president has long, over the past few weeks and months, threatened the usage
45:47of the Insurrection Act, if necessary.
45:49I want to read, in part, some of that true social post where the president said that much of what
45:53you're witnessing is a cover-up for this theft and fraud.
45:56He goes on to say that the mayor and the governor are inciting insurrection with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant
46:02rhetoric.
46:03The president has, for a while now, floated the idea of using the Insurrection Act, saying that there's a certain
46:09trigger, a certain point where he would ultimately utilize that.
46:13Kristi Noem, just moments ago in her press conference, was asked by MSNOW about if this is that trigger, if
46:20this is far enough to utilize the Insurrection Act.
46:22She said, in part, that the president will use every tool that he needs to follow through on his promises
46:26to the American people,
46:27but was not specific about this being that further enough amount to go there.
46:32I also want to note, too, Reverend, that Stephen Miller, the deputy chief of staff, has really used strong language
46:39in the immediate moments after this tragic shooting,
46:42saying that the individual, the 37-year-old individual that was killed was a domestic terrorist, not providing evidence around
46:48that.
46:49So we're really seeing a coordinated effort that is taking place from all senior White House staffers,
46:54including Vance, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and, of course, the president.
46:58All right. Thank you to Jake Traylor at the White House.
47:02Joining us now is Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter, vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
47:10Congressman, what are your thoughts on today's fatal shooting in Minnesota?
47:17What we're seeing, Reverend Sharpton, is failure at a proportion.
47:24A president and a secretary of Homeland Security that's completely out of control when you see armed thugs and, yeah,
47:34attacking a citizen to the ground.
47:39I mean, every camera angle shows this individual holding up his phone.
47:46And then he wrestled to the ground and shot.
47:52There was no indication that another fire in play.
47:56There was no indication that this individual was even responding actively.
48:04He was holding up simply to help the lady who was being pepper sprayed, and they appeared to not like
48:10that.
48:11Listen, evidence will have to be predetermined exactly what happened.
48:16The thing is for certain.
48:17And we're not going to be comfortable with ICE agents who committed this enthralled crime to be the one to
48:26also investigate it.
48:29There has to be independent investigation done by local authorities.
48:33As I've said all along, in order to work for ICE agents or CBAs or whoever comes into the community,
48:41they must work with local agents.
48:43If you really want to help, it's still going to appear that the ICE agents at Minneapolis are there to
48:50help.
48:50They're there to incite, to use the football now.
48:56It appears that the role is to try to do off sides so they can then act out in a
49:02violent way.
49:03The message has to be we have to use more than they are.
49:07We have to ensure that we once again assume the power of Congress.
49:13And I call Republican colleagues, both in the Senate, to recognize that it's not about Republicans or Democrats.
49:20This is about our Constitution.
49:22This is about a law.
49:24This is about a governance that is of control in America.
49:30Let me break in.
49:32We're having sound problems with you, but thank you.
49:34Let me take a break here.
49:39That does it for me.
49:41Thanks for watching.
49:41I'll see you back here tomorrow at 5 p.m.
49:44Eastern.
49:44The weekend primetime starts right here on MS Now at the top of the hour.
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