The death of Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, bears a grim resemblance to the killing of Renee Good 17 days earlier. In both cases, administration officials immediately characterised the victims as “domestic terrorists” and offered false accounts of what happened. The disturbing scenes from Minneapolis have prompted protests across the US despite severe weather conditions. There are signs since Saturday’s killing that some Republicans are becoming nervous about the impact on the electorate of the disturbing images emerging from Minneapolis. Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, masked agents continue to roam the streets, racially profiling individuals and deploying violent tactics against peaceful protesters.

Source: The Irish Times January 27, 2026 01:02 UTC