Some of President Donald Trump's most powerful supporters are starting to turn their backs on him after the most recent killing in Minneapolis, according to a new report.
Trump ingratiated himself with podcast bros like Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz during the 2024 campaign, who helped him spread his message to their millions of young male followers, a demographic he did very well with come election time. However, the podcast bros have sung a different tune after Trump's immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse in Minneapolis, who was gunned down during a protest.
Schulz, who interviewed Trump on his "Flagrant" podcast in October 2024, said on a new episode that premiered on Wednesday that the administration's attempts to spin Pretti's death are "f------ disgusting," The Daily Beast reported.
“All of them, Trump and all the cronies, put out collective statements that immediately blamed an American citizen who was exercising his First and Second Amendment rights,” Schulz said.
Rogan has also called out the administration about Pretti's death, Forbes reported. Rogan recently told conservative podcaster Andrew Wilson that "regardless of how you feel, I don’t believe that guy should have been shot."
Eyewitness video shows Pretti was swarmed by federal agents after he put himself between an agent and a woman that the agent had just pushed to the ground. Agents discovered a handgun on Pretti while they subdued him. Agents fired 10 shots into Pretti's body after he was subdued.
Administration officials quickly labeled Pretti as a "domestic terrorist" and accused him of brandishing his weapon at federal officers. Those claims have landed two administration officials, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, in the hot seat.
