{"id":2554622,"date":"2026-01-27T20:26:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-doesnt-like-that-alex-pretti-had-gun-and-magazines-5\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:28:33","slug":"trump-says-he-doesnt-like-that-alex-pretti-had-gun-and-magazines-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-doesnt-like-that-alex-pretti-had-gun-and-magazines-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he doesn&#8217;t &#8216;like&#8217; that Alex Pretti had gun and magazines"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-says-he-doesnt-like-that-alex-pretti-had-gun-and-magazines-5%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=2554622&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>President Donald Trump said he was troubled that Alex Pretti,an anti\u2011ICE protester shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis,was carrying a gun and \u201ctwo fully loaded magazines,\u201d calling the incident \u201cvery unfortunate\u201d and saying people \u201ccan\u2019t walk in with guns.\u201d The Department of Homeland security posted a photo of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-doesnt-like-that-alex-pretti-had-gun-and-magazines-4\/\" title=\"... says he doesn&#039;t &#039;like&#039; that ... had ... and ...\">9 mm semi\u2011automatic<\/a> it says Pretti had, asserting officers tried to disarm him and that he \u201cviolently resisted,\u201d and noted he had two magazines and no ID. Video appears to show an agent taking Pretti\u2019s weapon before a colleague fired. pretti held a legal permit to carry; management officials, including FBI Director Kash Patel, have highlighted the weapon\u2019s presence as potentially indicative of malicious intent. second Amendment advocates and the NRA pushed back, saying carrying an extra magazine is common and lawful and does not imply wrongdoing.  <\/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\">Trump says he doesn&rsquo;t &lsquo;like&rsquo; that Alex Pretti was carrying a gun and &lsquo;two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-doesnt-like-that-alex-pretti-had-gun-and-magazines\/\" title=\"... says he doesn&#039;t &#039;like&#039; that ... had ... and ...\">fully loaded magazines&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/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_2486084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump <\/a>expressed his dislike that Alex Pretti, the anti-ICE protester killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was carrying a gun when he was shot dead by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\">Border Patrol<\/a> agents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He shouldn&rsquo;t have been carrying a gun,&rdquo; Trump told reporters in Urbandale, Iowa. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/breaking-news\/4435749\/person-in-critical-condition-after-cbp-involved-shooting-in-arizona\/\">Person in critical condition after CBP-involved shooting in Arizona<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4435323\/ilhan-omar-to-hold-town-hall-minneapolis\/\">Ilhan Omar to hold town hall in Minneapolis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4431290\/minnesota-trump-iowa-immigration-agenda\/\">Minnesota madness upstages Trump&rsquo;s Iowa affordability pitch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like that he had a gun. I don&rsquo;t like that he had two fully loaded magazines,&rdquo; Trump added. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a lot of bad stuff, and despite that, I say that&rsquo;s a very unfortunate incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As he departed the White House on Tuesday, Trump reiterated a similar sentiment: &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t walk in with guns. You can&rsquo;t do that. But it&rsquo;s a very unfortunate incident.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Pretti was shot during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>&nbsp;shared a photo&nbsp;on social media of Pretti&rsquo;s firearm, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun<\/a>, contending &ldquo;officers attempted to disarm the suspect, but the armed suspect violently resisted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect also had 2 magazines and no ID &mdash; this looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,&rdquo; DHS wrote on social media.<\/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\">At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-subway-shooting-suspect-bought-handgun-legally-in-2011\/\" title=\"New York City Subway Shooting ... Bought Hand... Legally in 2011\">9 mm semi-automatic handgun<\/a>, seen here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The officers attempted to&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Y50mYONGH\">pic.twitter.com\/5Y50mYONGH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2015115351797780500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 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>Video recordings of the interaction appear to capture a Border Patrol agent taking Pretti&rsquo;s weapon from him before one of his colleagues opened fire.<\/p>\n<p>Pretti was a legal gun owner with a permit to carry. Trump administration officials have zeroed in on that fact, with FBI Director Kash Patel even suggesting over the weekend the presence of a gun at a rally could be evidence of malicious intent.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4433972\/white-house-karoline-leavitt-minnesota-shooting\/\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE TRIES TO SPLIT THE BABY ON MINNESOTA SHOOTING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/second-amendment\/\">Second Amendment<\/a> advocates, including the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-rifle-association\/\">National Rifle Association<\/a>, have criticized the focus on Pretti being armed at a protest and the fact that he was carrying two magazines with him at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Carrying an extra magazine implies nothing,&rdquo; the NRA&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gunrights\/status\/2015572391217467562?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Holsters designed to carry spare magazines are common and widely sold. Training resources and guides across the internet actively recommend it. Thousands of law-abiding Americans do this every day. This is standard, not overkill.&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>Trump: Pretti shouldn&#8217;t have carried gun, extra mags<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2554623,"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\/AP26027775033375.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[71867,9473,50385,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2554622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-alex-pretti","tag-firearms","tag-gun-control-2","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26027775033375.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554622","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2554622"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2554626,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554622\/revisions\/2554626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2554623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2554622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2554622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2554622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}