"After federal agents killed Alex Pretti, Trump-administration figures including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller described the victim as a terrorist, indicating their desire to ignore or intimidate all opposition. But other Republican sources signaled their discomfort, and some called for an investigation-a routine step for a normal presidency, but a daring breach of partisan discipline in an administration that shields itself from accountability and tries to put itself above the law."
"Trump's retreat in Minneapolis is a stinging defeat for the national conservatives, the Republican Party's most nakedly authoritarian faction. The NatCons believe American liberalism cannot be dealt with through normal political methods such as persuasion and compromise. Speakers at the National Conservatism Conference have described the American left as "the enemy within" (Senator Rick Scott of Florida) and "wokeism" as "a cancer that must be eradicated""
Donald Trump spent his first year acting as though the 2024 election were the last time he needed to consider public opinion, and his perceived invincibility has been undermined by events in Minneapolis. Federal agents killed Alex Pretti, and senior administration figures described the victim as a terrorist, signaling an inclination to intimidate opposition. Other Republican officials expressed discomfort and some called for an investigation. The press secretary said she had not heard Trump use the term. Trump sent conciliatory messages to Minnesota leaders and replaced Gregory Bovino with Tom Homan. The episode marked a setback for national conservatives who reject normal political methods.
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