"She [Noem] said on Saturday afternoon that Pretti was brandishing' his firearm and that he impeded the law enforcement officers and attacked them.' Noem added, The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots.' That's Noem's story and she appears to be sticking to it, began the editorial."
"The problem for her and the president she serves is that there are multiple videos of the attack that show something different. After smacking down additional claims about the incident made by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and the Department of Homeland Security, The Free Press posed a provocative question, So why is Noem lying? before offering an answer: It's not very hard for a senior official like Noem to simply say that the facts will be uncovered after an investigation."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Alex Pretti was brandishing a firearm, impeded and attacked law enforcement, and that an agent fired defensive shots after officers attempted to disarm him. Multiple videos show a different sequence of events. Critics challenged Noem's account and disputed related claims from other administration officials including Stephen Miller and the Department of Homeland Security. Critics questioned why Noem issued definitive assertions before an investigation and urged that senior officials defer to investigative findings and express remorse when an American citizen is killed; the president earlier called a separate killing a tragedy and acknowledged agency mistakes.
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