This last event with Alex Pretti being killed by ICE, followed by Trump and his top advisors accusing Pretti that he was a domestic terrorist has caused a strong negative reaction from Trump's own people.
Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan announced Tuesday that he will be retiring from Congress after 20 years in office, the latest Republican to forgo seeking reelection amid a challenging midterm environment for the party.
Blame game erupts over Trump team's false claim Alex Pretti sought "massacre"
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire for issuing misleading and incendiary information that claimed immigration agents killed an armed Minnesota protestor Saturday because he wanted to "massacre" them.- That language has now become a source of controversy in the Trump administration.
- White House officials are now blaming Customs and Border Patrol for furnishing inaccurate information, while others are targeting Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff and top Trump adviser, six sources with knowledge of the situation told Axios.
The killing of Alex Pretti has Pa.’s US senators testing party lines
Republican Dave McCormick is calling for a “full investigation” into the shooting.
GOP backlash on Minnesota signals a tougher landscape ...
1 hour ago — Republican lawmakers, who were highly supportive of the Trump administration in its first year, are taking issue with its handling of the Alex Pretti killingFlorida Republican Vern Buchanan to retire from Congress
by Caroline Vakil - 01/27/26 10:44 AM ETFlorida Rep. Vern Buchanan announced Tuesday that he will be retiring from Congress after 20 years in office, the latest Republican to forgo seeking reelection amid a challenging midterm environment for the party.