Tim Walz reacted by saying, “Thank God, thank God we have video.”The unrest in Minnesota is further evidence that we live in an era of ubiquitous video, both for better and for worse. One of Pretti’s neighbors, Chris Gray, told CNN that Pretti was “taking film of somebody getting abducted” when the confrontation began. In one of the eyewitness videos, Pretti was seen holding a phone in his right hand while a person was being detained. But some people with different ideological positions saw different videos, from different angles, and reached totally different conclusions about what happened — partly due to cues from political leaders. “Different videos.

Source: CNN January 25, 2026 15:46 UTC