{"id":2558159,"date":"2026-01-30T08:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-navarro-calls-pretti-perfect-guy-shed-want-daughter-to-date-before-disturbing-new-video-surfaces-45\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T08:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:18:48","slug":"cnns-navarro-calls-pretti-perfect-guy-shed-want-daughter-to-date-before-disturbing-new-video-surfaces-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-navarro-calls-pretti-perfect-guy-shed-want-daughter-to-date-before-disturbing-new-video-surfaces-45\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#8217;s Navarro Calls Pretti &#8216;Perfect Guy&#8217; She&#8217;d Want Daughter to Date Before Disturbing New Video Surfaces"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fcnns-navarro-calls-pretti-perfect-guy-shed-want-daughter-to-date-before-disturbing-new-video-surfaces-45%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=2558159&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>CNN commentator Ana Navarro called Alex Pretti \u201cthe perfect guy\u201d on air after his death, but newly surfaced videos and reports have elaborate that portrayal. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA, was shot and killed by Border patrol agents during a january skirmish; officials and a Department of Homeland Security report said two officers fired after one shouted, \u201cHe\u2019s got a gun!\u201d Earlier footage from Jan. 13 shows Pretti in a confrontational encounter with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal agents\u2014allegedly armed\u2014screaming profanities<\/a>,spitting at an officer,and damaging an agent\u2019s vehicle before officers restrained and then released him. Additional video from the day he was killed appears to show him grabbing and dragging a woman in the street, prompting agents to focus on his conduct.Critics on social media and commentators argued that carrying a firearm does not justify committing crimes, and the article questions Navarro\u2019s glowing characterization of Pretti given the violent incidents captured on video. The piece emphasizes that the videos contain violent and vulgar content and frames the coverage as a critique of Navarro\u2019s judgment.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maybe CNN&rsquo;s Ana Navarro should not have been so quick to offer a glowing assessment of Alex Pretti as the &ldquo;perfect guy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-new-alex-pretti-video-shows-disturbingly-unhinged-icu-nurse-flip-screaming-assault-spitting-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pretti<\/a>, 37, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents Saturday during a skirmish in Minneapolis. He was reportedly armed at the time.<\/p>\n<p>While appearing on &ldquo;NewsNight with Abby Phillip&rdquo; Tuesday, Navarro said, &ldquo;This is like the perfect guy. Alex Pretti &mdash; the guy you&rsquo;d want to date your daughter. The guy you want your son to grow up to be. A decent human being who was serving humanity, serving sick veterans. There&rsquo;s nothing that has been said about that man that isn&rsquo;t wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So they can&rsquo;t malign him. They can&rsquo;t malign him, because we have the videos,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains scenes that include violence and vulgar language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: Ana Navarro last night on CNN: &ldquo;This is like the perfect guy. Alex Pretti is the guy you would want to date your daughter. The guy that you want your son to grow up to be&hellip;.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Less than 24 hours later, footage emerged of Pretti saying, &ldquo;Assault me, motherf*cker,&rdquo; with a&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nddxob2vb6\">pic.twitter.com\/Nddxob2vb6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/2016733740219748823?\">January 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Navarro was referring to videos from the Saturday shooting incident, where it was not clear Pretti had brandished a gun before being shot, as officials first stated. A report by the Department of Homeland Security later concluded that two officers reportedly fired on Pretti, 37, after one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2026\/01\/27\/border-patrol-report-on-pretti-shooting-finds-two-officers-fired\/88386082007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yelled<\/a>, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s got a gun!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, new videos surfaced on Tuesday, showing Pretti in a violent confrontation with federal agents more than a week before his death.<\/p>\n<p>The footage from Jan. 13 showed Pretti, again reportedly armed, screaming at federal agents, &ldquo;Assault me, motherf***er!&rdquo; As one officer got into his vehicle, Pretti spat at him. He then kicked the SUV&rsquo;s taillight multiple times, causing it to break off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Warning: The video below contains vulgar language that some readers may find offensive<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;AssauIt me, motherfcker!!!&rdquo; &ndash; Alex Pretti on January 13th trying to get injured by federal officers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/33PBDIiJxN\">pic.twitter.com\/33PBDIiJxN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2016700958315593760?\">January 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Agents responded by getting out of their vehicles, grabbing Pretti, and pushing him to the ground. However, they ultimately let him go.<\/p>\n<p>This is the &ldquo;perfect guy&rdquo; Navarro wants her daughter to date? An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-navarro-calls-pretti-perfect-guy-shed-want-daughter-to-date-before-disturbing-new-video-surfaces-2\/\" title=\"CNN&#039;s Navarro Calls ... &#039;Perfect ...&#039; She&#039;d Want Daughter to Date Before Disturbing New Video Surfaces\">unhinged man commiting crimes<\/a> against federal officers, screaming all kinds of profanity?<\/p>\n<p>NewsNation host Katie Pavlich, who is a strong proponent of the Second Amendment, posted on X in response to the Jan. 13 incident, &ldquo;You have a right to carry a firearm and peacefully protest. You do not have a right to carry a firearm and commit crimes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The crimes she was referring to were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-navarro-calls-pretti-perfect-guy-shed-want-daughter-to-date-before-disturbing-new-video-surfaces\/\" title=\"CNN&#039;s Navarro Calls ... &#039;Perfect ...&#039; She&#039;d Want Daughter to Date Before Disturbing New Video Surfaces\">ostensibly attacking federal officers<\/a> and damaging government property.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You have a right to carry a firearm and peacefully protest.<\/p>\n<p>You do not have a right to carry a firearm and commit crimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKNZTnGB8k\">https:\/\/t.co\/UKNZTnGB8k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatiePavlich\/status\/2016623521204490716?\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2026\/01\/27\/who-was-alex-preti\/88384938007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported that Pretti was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital, which is certainly an admirable profession.<\/p>\n<p>But he clearly allowed his emotions to take over, multiple times, in violent acts against federal agents just trying to do their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The day he was killed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-navarro-calls-pretti-perfect-guy-shed-want-daughter-to-date-before-disturbing-new-video-surfaces-3\/\" title=\"CNN&#039;s Navarro Calls ... &#039;Perfect ...&#039; She&#039;d Want Daughter to Date Before Disturbing New Video Surfaces\">video showed agents responding<\/a> to Pretti as he violently pulled at a woman in the middle of the street. Who knows what his intentions were? Did he think he was helping her? The agents seemed to be focused on his conduct, not hers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alex Pretti was &ldquo;just helping&rdquo; this woman so hard that she was screaming for the police to help her as he dragged her across the street by her neck. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AR9y7dsDuu\">pic.twitter.com\/AR9y7dsDuu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Jason Polk (@DrJPolk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJPolk\/status\/2015912152310415464?\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Navarro needs to recalibrate how she judges people. 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