{"id":4107,"date":"2026-01-28T00:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:59:08","slug":"melania-trump-breaks-silence-on-alex-pretti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=4107","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump breaks silence on Alex Pretti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"284\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"33\">Fatal Shooting Sparks Outrage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"284\">First Lady Melania Trump urged unity after ICE and<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"284\">Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"284\">a 37-year-old ICU nurse and military veteran, in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"284\">The incident followed another recent federal shooting and quickly drew national attention.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"524\"><strong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"310\">Conflicting Accounts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"524\">Officials initially claimed Pretti posed a threat,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"524\">but videos showed his gun remained holstered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"524\">Despite this, allies labeled him a \u201cdomestic terrorist,\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"524\">fueling protests and backlash, especially in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"810\"><strong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"544\">Calls for Calm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"810\">As criticism mounted, the White House softened its<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"810\">tone, calling the death a \u201ctragedy.\u201d Melania Trump<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"810\">broke her silence on <em data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"685\">Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>, saying,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"810\">\u201cWe need to unify. I\u2019m calling for unity,\u201d and adding,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"810\">\u201cI\u2019m against violence, so if you protest, protest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1040\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"843\">Family Pushback and Fallout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1040\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Pretti\u2019s family rejected official claims, saying,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1040\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cThe sickening lies told about our son by the<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1040\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">administration are reprehensible and disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1040\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Investigations continue as tensions remain high.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatal Shooting Sparks Outrage First Lady Melania Trump urged unity after ICE and Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and military veteran, in Minnesota. 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