President Donald Trump issued a dark, winding screed on Sunday evening following the latest incident where an immigration agent shot and killed a U.S. citizen.
On Saturday, immigration agents shot and killed 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti at a protest against Trump's immigration tactics in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti's killing had several eerie similarities to another high-profile killing in Minneapolis, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good.
Trump blamed Democrats for the "chaos" in Minneapolis in his post on Truth Social on Sunday. He also called on Democratic lawmakers in the state to "cooperate" with federal efforts to deport all "illegal criminals," a label that appears to include American citizens as well.
"I am hereby calling on Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and EVERY Democrat Governor and Mayor in the United States of America to formally cooperate with the Trump Administration to enforce our Nation’s Laws, rather than resist and stoke the flames of Division, Chaos, and Violence," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
In the screed, Trump ran through the usual suspects that he blames for America's ills: former President Joe Biden, Democrats, and illegal immigrants. He called on law enforcement to start cooperating with federal officers, which would violate several states' laws.
"All of these requests are rooted in COMMON SENSE, and will provide the best possible circumstances to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" the post continued. "The Trump Administration is standing by, and waiting for ANY Democrat to do the right thing, and work with us on these important matters of MAKING AMERICA SAFE like it is in all sections of our Country where we are, together with Local Leadership, participating and involved."