A federal agent shoves a woman to the ground. A young man walks over to help her up. Then the agent pepper-sprays them both.
Despite the burning in his eyes, the young man keeps trying to get the woman upright — until a pack of masked, camouflaged officers wrestle him to the street.
They beat him. He writhes in pain. An agent realizes that he has a firearm holstered on his waist and confiscates it. Someone shouts, “Gun.” An officer fires a shot into the young man’s back — then keeps firing as he collapses. Now, a second agent is firing too. Bullet after bullet into a motionless body. Screams from bystanders as the whole world shakes.
Nevertheless, administration officials chose to defend the government’s killing of a US citizen with incendiary lies.
AINonsense on
That seems unlikely.
> It’s comforting to know that there is a degree of ~~depravity~~ exposure that Republicans won’t tolerate.
FTFY
TintedApostle on
Not in our lifetime.
mattyoclock on
No they haven’t, and the article doesn’t ever suggest it does. A cult will never admit fault or apologize.
Crazy-Nights on
They aren’t admitting anything. They got caught and are scrambling to find a way out of this mess.
ResidentKelpien on
From the article:
>When the White House says that it can’t yet determine whether Pretti was lawfully killed, it is admitting that our nation’s highest-ranking immigration officials shamelessly misled the American people, so as to defame a slain US citizen.
They literally admitted nothing. The Trump regime has circled their wagons to cover their collective asses.
DeuceGnarly on
They were forced to admit they lied.
They aren’t just out doing the right thing – that’s not the republican way.
PracticalChipmunk789 on
The domestic terrorists admitted no wrong. They just said they can’t tell if the execution was legal or not.
wanttoseemycat on
First of all.. Fuck your paywall and fake headline. Secondly in no way did they admit they lied. They’re doing damage control and will lie exactly as much as they think they can get away with. They’re not even yet disagreeing with what Barbie and Ka$h said, just that they’re not saying anything yet. Their game is to wait until it blows over before they say anything when it comes to this.
The closest this “journalist” comes to saying what the headline lies about is this, because fuck your paywall.
When the White House says that it can’t yet determine whether Pretti was lawfully killed, it is admitting that our nation’s highest-ranking immigration officials shamelessly misled the American people, so as to defame a slain US citizen.
joegraff on
We’re so past the “gotcha!” moment that this bullshit headline seems to think is important.
They lied and are lying and it’s clear as day.
Why is it noteworthy that they’ve admitted it (even though they haven’t)?
GuinnessGlutton on
Down voting this click bait bullshittery
BJntheRV on
Are they really? Or are they just pretending they didn’t?
Bugger9525 on
I want to hear those words from Levits mouth
rysker6 on
“We killed someone, our bad”
-The MAGA King
Temporary_Amoeba7726 on
Cool they should still impeach and remove him. He’s responsible. His administration from the top down bears responsibility for going along with it.
Smrleda on
Now that the NRA is involved maybe things will change.
Kaiisim on
No they aren’t.
Their first attempt to lie failed.
So now they will back off and go with part 2 – delay and hope everyone forgets. They will now spam social media with “well Democrats are actually responsible for this!”
Then they’ll start throwing people under the bus.
Remember – nothing really happened to anyone from Trump 1.0. they all got away with it.
We’re gonna Bovino on dancing with the stars in two years.
Only-Ad-4430 on
They prematurely tried to spin a narrative, and it failed. It looks very bad on them to blatantly lie when there is video evidence of what happened. I know some Trump voters who are appalled by it. Hopefully it opens their minds to this.
steveschoenberg on
Trump could distract us from the ICE murders if he released the Epstein files.
caliman1717 on
They didn’t admit shit, they won’t admit shit. A few people they were getting tired of anyway will be sacrificed to appease the masses, nothing of consequence will happen to those actually involved, and then they will continue on doing exactly what they’ve been doing.
autotelica on
They are hoping enough conservatives go, “See? They are admitting mistakes were made. That means they have learned their lesson and everything is normal again. So shuddup, libs!”
But some things shouldn’t be forgiven and forgotten. Throwing the constitution out of the window and publicly defaming an innocent man are two such things.
0InsidemyBrain0 on
What does the admin. not lie about for Orange King Cheeto Pedo?
Release the Epstein files MAGA.
Historical_Dream_480 on
Donald Trump’s motus operandi is to deny and slander. Evil cretins like him are physically unable to admit to any transgressions. And, if he ever did admit that his regime lied about what happened to Alex, his approval ratings would be at the bottom of the ocean with the Titanic.
Potential_Ice4388 on
It is WILD that the US government murdered its own citizens and the administration in charge is still in power.
Rudy-Ellen on
This does not matter to Magats
Responsible-Rub7297 on
Eat it, Vox. This is not what’s happening. Fuck your lousy advertisement for yourself.
ThirdWorldRedState on
Paywall.
Holdenater on
The Trump Administration, lied? I’m shocked! /s
Artistic-Worth-8154 on
While thankful there is change, I am skeptical. They are only changing course because they were called out. I worry there’s something more sinister around the corner because Tom Homan is a horror villain… I hope my instinct is wrong!
Blaizefed on
Trump has not and will not ever admit doing anything wrong.
It is the clearest tell that he is not to be trusted. He has NEVER admitted having been wrong. About anything.
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A federal agent shoves a woman to the ground. A young man walks over to help her up. Then the agent pepper-sprays them both.
Despite the burning in his eyes, the young man keeps trying to get the woman upright — until a pack of masked, camouflaged officers wrestle him to the street.
They beat him. He writhes in pain. An agent realizes that he has a firearm holstered on his waist and confiscates it. Someone shouts, “Gun.” An officer fires a shot into the young man’s back — then keeps firing as he collapses. Now, a second agent is firing too. Bullet after bullet into a motionless body. Screams from bystanders as the whole world shakes.
This is what nearly everyone with eyes and an internet connection saw Saturday, when Border Patrol agents [gunned down 37-year-old Alex Pretti](https://www.vox.com/policy/476397/minneapolis-alex-pretti-ice-cbp-killing-shooting-video) in Minneapolis.
The ICU nurse’s final moments were [caught on multiple cellphone videos](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agents-video.html), each depicting one of the most horrifying “officer-involved” shootings of an era that’s seen plenty, including ICE’s killing of [Renee Good](https://www.vox.com/politics/474637/ice-shooting-minnesota-renee-nicole-good-trump) in the same city, less than three weeks earlier.
Nevertheless, administration officials chose to defend the government’s killing of a US citizen with incendiary lies.
That seems unlikely.
> It’s comforting to know that there is a degree of ~~depravity~~ exposure that Republicans won’t tolerate.
FTFY
Not in our lifetime.
No they haven’t, and the article doesn’t ever suggest it does. A cult will never admit fault or apologize.
They aren’t admitting anything. They got caught and are scrambling to find a way out of this mess.
From the article:
>When the White House says that it can’t yet determine whether Pretti was lawfully killed, it is admitting that our nation’s highest-ranking immigration officials shamelessly misled the American people, so as to defame a slain US citizen.
They literally admitted nothing. The Trump regime has circled their wagons to cover their collective asses.
They were forced to admit they lied.
They aren’t just out doing the right thing – that’s not the republican way.
The domestic terrorists admitted no wrong. They just said they can’t tell if the execution was legal or not.
First of all.. Fuck your paywall and fake headline. Secondly in no way did they admit they lied. They’re doing damage control and will lie exactly as much as they think they can get away with. They’re not even yet disagreeing with what Barbie and Ka$h said, just that they’re not saying anything yet. Their game is to wait until it blows over before they say anything when it comes to this.
The closest this “journalist” comes to saying what the headline lies about is this, because fuck your paywall.
When the White House says that it can’t yet determine whether Pretti was lawfully killed, it is admitting that our nation’s highest-ranking immigration officials shamelessly misled the American people, so as to defame a slain US citizen.
We’re so past the “gotcha!” moment that this bullshit headline seems to think is important.
They lied and are lying and it’s clear as day.
Why is it noteworthy that they’ve admitted it (even though they haven’t)?
Down voting this click bait bullshittery
Are they really? Or are they just pretending they didn’t?
I want to hear those words from Levits mouth
“We killed someone, our bad”
-The MAGA King
Cool they should still impeach and remove him. He’s responsible. His administration from the top down bears responsibility for going along with it.
Now that the NRA is involved maybe things will change.
No they aren’t.
Their first attempt to lie failed.
So now they will back off and go with part 2 – delay and hope everyone forgets. They will now spam social media with “well Democrats are actually responsible for this!”
Then they’ll start throwing people under the bus.
Remember – nothing really happened to anyone from Trump 1.0. they all got away with it.
We’re gonna Bovino on dancing with the stars in two years.
They prematurely tried to spin a narrative, and it failed. It looks very bad on them to blatantly lie when there is video evidence of what happened. I know some Trump voters who are appalled by it. Hopefully it opens their minds to this.
Trump could distract us from the ICE murders if he released the Epstein files.
They didn’t admit shit, they won’t admit shit. A few people they were getting tired of anyway will be sacrificed to appease the masses, nothing of consequence will happen to those actually involved, and then they will continue on doing exactly what they’ve been doing.
They are hoping enough conservatives go, “See? They are admitting mistakes were made. That means they have learned their lesson and everything is normal again. So shuddup, libs!”
But some things shouldn’t be forgiven and forgotten. Throwing the constitution out of the window and publicly defaming an innocent man are two such things.
What does the admin. not lie about for Orange King Cheeto Pedo?
Release the Epstein files MAGA.
Donald Trump’s motus operandi is to deny and slander. Evil cretins like him are physically unable to admit to any transgressions. And, if he ever did admit that his regime lied about what happened to Alex, his approval ratings would be at the bottom of the ocean with the Titanic.
It is WILD that the US government murdered its own citizens and the administration in charge is still in power.
This does not matter to Magats
Eat it, Vox. This is not what’s happening. Fuck your lousy advertisement for yourself.
Paywall.
The Trump Administration, lied? I’m shocked! /s
While thankful there is change, I am skeptical. They are only changing course because they were called out. I worry there’s something more sinister around the corner because Tom Homan is a horror villain… I hope my instinct is wrong!
Trump has not and will not ever admit doing anything wrong.
It is the clearest tell that he is not to be trusted. He has NEVER admitted having been wrong. About anything.