The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump did not want to see anyone hurt on US streets but quickly blamed Democrats again after anti-immigrant agents killed a second person in Minneapolis. “Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America’s streets,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. She described the shooting death of Alex Pretti -- whom a Trump aide had quickly and without evidence branded a “domestic terrorist” -- by federal agents on Saturday as a “tragedy.”“We mourn for the parents. “This tragedy occurred as a result of a deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota,” Leavitt said, blaming Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats. Trump’s Republican Party has long defended the right to carry weapons virtually without restriction, and Leavitt said Trump supports the right to bear arms.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 27, 2026 11:42 UTC