CNN anchor Anderson Cooper criticized President Donald Trump’s stance on the Second Amendment on Monday following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Cooper then explained that until Saturday’s shooting, Trump “hardly stopped talking about his love for the Second Amendment.” He then played video clips of Trump vowing to protect the Second Amendment during his campaign speeches. “I’m going to save your Second Amendment,” Trump said in one clip. Cooper then suggested that Trump only supports the Second Amendment depending on who is carrying the gun. “And now he supports the Second Amendment, just not all the time, depending on who’s carrying the gun and who gets killed,” Cooper said.

Source: CNN January 27, 2026 18:20 UTC