"The statements from congressional Republicans after Saturday's shooting of Alex Pretti were relatively mild. Lawmakers said that they were "deeply troubled" or "disturbed" by the second killing of an American citizen by federal immigration officers this month; most called for an investigation into Pretti's death. But the statements kept coming, one after another, all through the weekend and into yesterday."
"The reactions from across the GOP sent an unmistakable message in their volume, if not in their rhetoric, to Donald Trump: Enough. The defining characteristics of the Republican-controlled Congress during the president's second term have been silence and acquiescence. That so many in his party felt compelled to speak up after Pretti's killing was a sign that Republicans had finally lost patience with federal agents occupying a major American city-a deportation operation"
"From the right, the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights advocates criticized comments from senior law-enforcement officials, including FBI Director Kash Patel, that blamed Pretti for carrying a firearm and said that people should not bring guns to public demonstrations. (Videos showed that officers disarmed Pretti before they fatally shot him.) Few Republican leaders rushed to defend the unnamed agent who'd killed Pretti,"
After Alex Pretti's fatal shooting by federal immigration officers, many congressional Republicans expressed being deeply troubled or disturbed and called for an investigation. Statements accumulated over the weekend, signaling broader GOP unrest with federal agents' presence in a major city. Republican committee chairs in both chambers summoned administration officials to public hearings, an uncommon move this past year. Conservative groups, including the National Rifle Association, criticized law-enforcement comments blaming Pretti for carrying a firearm. Video evidence showed officers disarmed Pretti before he was fatally shot. Few top Republicans defended the unnamed agent, and some White House figures labeled Pretti a "would-be assassin."
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