The radical leftist who was fatally shot while assaulting Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis last Friday didn't just snap overnight – Alex Pretti had been waging a personal war against federal immigration enforcement for weeks before his violent final confrontation.
According to new reporting from PJ Media, Pretti's fatal shooting came after "weeks of escalating, personal clashes with federal immigration agents, who clearly knew who he was and had him on their radar." This wasn't some random encounter – this was a dangerous individual who had made himself a known threat to the brave men and women carrying out President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
The revelation completely destroys the mainstream media's initial narrative that painted Pretti as some kind of spontaneous "protester" who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Instead, we're learning about a calculated pattern of harassment and intimidation against federal officers doing their jobs.
A Clear Pattern of Anti-American Extremism
What kind of person repeatedly confronts armed federal agents? The same kind who would eventually show up with a loaded gun to assault Border Patrol officers carrying out lawful immigration enforcement. Pretti's escalating behavior shows exactly the kind of unhinged resistance President Trump predicted from the radical left.
While Democrats and their media allies rush to martyr this violent extremist, the real heroes are the Border Patrol agents who put their lives on the line every day to secure our border and enforce our immigration laws. These patriots shouldn't have to worry about armed leftist militants attacking them in American cities.
"Federal agents clearly knew who he was and had him on their radar," according to the PJ Media report, suggesting Pretti's anti-enforcement activities were well-documented before his final, fatal mistake.
This is what happens when the radical left spends years demonizing immigration enforcement and encouraging "resistance" to lawful federal operations. Pretti's weeks-long campaign of harassment was the inevitable result of Democrat rhetoric painting ICE and Border Patrol as the enemy.
How many more Alex Prettis are out there, emboldened by leftist politicians and ready to take violent action against the agents protecting our homeland?