{"id":2552129,"date":"2026-01-26T01:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T06:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-and-obama-blast-federal-agents-over-pretti-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T02:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T07:03:08","slug":"clinton-and-obama-blast-federal-agents-over-pretti-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-and-obama-blast-federal-agents-over-pretti-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinton and Obama blast federal agents over Pretti shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclinton-and-obama-blast-federal-agents-over-pretti-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2552129&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama issued sharp public statements condemning the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent and criticizing recent federal law-enforcement actions in Minnesota. Both expressed sympathy for Pretti\u2019s family but said the events\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muriel-bowser-credits-trump-with-dc-crime-drop-since-police-takeover\/\" title=\"Muriel Bowser credits Trump with DC crime drop since police takeo...r\">masked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President Trump Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on Election Night?\">federal agents<\/a><\/a> seizing people, arrests and force against protesters and bystanders, and the deaths of Pretti and Renee Good\u2014reflect reckless, intimidating tactics that undermine core American values. Obama called the killing a \u201cheartbreaking tragedy\u201d and warned it should serve as a wake-up call, decrying a lack of discipline and accountability among federal officers. Clinton described the conduct as unacceptable, accused the trump administration of lying about and promoting aggressive tactics, and said authorities have impeded local investigations. Their comments drew pushback from some Republicans, including Rep. Tim Burchett, who dismissed the former presidents\u2019 criticisms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Clinton and Obama blast federal agents over Pretti shooting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482451\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Presidents <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\">Bill Clinton<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a> released statements on Sunday critical of the fatal shooting of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4432691\/what-to-know-fatal-shooting-border-patrol-minnesota\/\">Alex Pretti<\/a> by a Border Patrol agent. Both presidents expressed sympathy over Pretti&rsquo;s death while criticizing the string of events that led to it. They also lamented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-highlights-possibility-antifa-infiltrated-trump-march\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz highlights possibility Antifa infiltrated Trump march\">recent events<\/a> in Minnesota and condemned the conduct and actions of federal agents. Both considered it a pivotal moment for the country&rsquo;s future.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In recent weeks, we&rsquo;ve watched horrible scenes play out in Minneapolis and other communities that I never thought would take place in America,&rdquo; Clinton <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billclinton\/status\/2015562744993350135?s=46\">said<\/a> in his statement. &ldquo;People, including children, have been seized from their homes, workplaces, and the street by masked federal agents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4433043\/carney-no-intention-signing-free-trade-deal-china\/\">Canada has &#8216;no intention&#8217; of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-has-no-intention-of-pursuing-free-trade-with-china-carney\/\" title=\"Canada has ...no intention... of pursuing free trade with China: Carney\">signing free trade deal<\/a> with China, Carney says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4433022\/trump-tight-lipped-agents-shooting-of-pretti\/\">Trump tight-lipped on whether he backs agents&#8217; decision to shoot Pretti<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4432992\/schumer-senate-gop-scrap-dhs-bill-avoid-shutdown\/\">Schumer calls on Senate GOP to scrap DHS funding bill to avoid shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. &nbsp;This is one of them. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fr4TclLBZd\">pic.twitter.com\/fr4TclLBZd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillClinton\/status\/2015562744993350135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Peaceful protesters and citizens exercising their constitutional right to observe and document law enforcement have been arrested, beaten, teargassed, and most searingly, in the cases of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, shot and killed,&rdquo; Clinton said.<\/p>\n<p>Obama expressed similar sentiments, calling Pretti&rsquo;s death a &ldquo;tragedy&rdquo; and claiming that the nation&rsquo;s values were &ldquo;under assault.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0JmEsJ1QFW\">pic.twitter.com\/0JmEsJ1QFW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/2015479691147149747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/barackobama\/status\/2015479691147149747?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Obama. &ldquo;It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then proceeded to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >blast federal law enforcement officials<\/a>, claiming they engaged in reckless behavior &ldquo;designed to intimidate and harass&rdquo; while lacking &ldquo;discipline and accountability.&rdquo; He said that Americans were &ldquo;rightly outraged&rdquo; over the agents&rsquo; behavior amid recent events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For weeks now, people across the country have been rightly outraged by the spectacle of masked ICE recruits and other federal agents acting with impunity and engaging in tactics that seem designed to intimidate, harass, provoke, and endanger the residents of a major American city,&rdquo; Obama said. &ldquo;These unprecedented tactics &mdash; which even the former top lawyer of the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration has characterized as embarrassing, lawless, and cruel &mdash; have now resulted in the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4432691\/what-to-know-fatal-shooting-border-patrol-minnesota\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FATAL SHOOTING INVOLVING BORDER PATROL IN MINNESOTA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clinton said Pretti&rsquo;s death was &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo; and unavoidable while claiming the Trump administration was lying to Americans while promoting &ldquo;aggressive and antagonistic tactics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of this is unacceptable and should have been avoided,&rdquo; Clinton said. &ldquo;To make matters even worse, at every turn, the people in charge have lied to us, told us not to believe what we&rsquo;ve seen with our own eyes, and pushed increasingly aggressive and antagonistic tactics, including impeding investigations by local authorities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans dismissed the comments by former presidents, including Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), who referenced a controversial event during Clinton&rsquo;s presidency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You bombed an aspirin factory to take your bad decisions out of the headlines. I&rsquo;d sit this one out. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N6GoLoHIlS\">https:\/\/t.co\/N6GoLoHIlS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Burchett (@timburchett) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timburchett\/status\/2015628579032207483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;You bombed an aspirin factory to take your bad decisions out of the headlines,&rdquo; Burchett <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/timburchett\/status\/2015628579032207483?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d sit this one out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinton, Obama criticize agents after Pretti killing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2552130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-jspcb8tvf-1769409013816-e1769409056101.jpg?1769391050&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5855,37941,70458,5315,71885],"class_list":["post-2552129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-clinton","tag-federal-agents","tag-law-enforcement-accountability","tag-obama","tag-pretti-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-jspcb8tvf-1769409013816-e1769409056101.jpg?1769391050&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2552129"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2552138,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552129\/revisions\/2552138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2552130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2552129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2552129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2552129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}