Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) addressed the circumstances surrounding the killing of a Minneapolis ICU nurse at the hands of federal agents Saturday and asked supporters of President Donald Trump how they would feel if the political roles were reversed.

The Trump administration claims that Alex Pretti, 37, brandished a gun toward a group of Border Patrol agents who fired “defensive shots” at him. Those claims conflict with video footage of the incident, which shows Pretti holding his phone in his hands while carrying a holstered firearm when the armed, masked officers tackled him to the ground, grabbed his weapon and opened fire.

Alex Pretti's photo was added to a makeshift memorial near the area where federal agents shot him to death over the weekend.
Alex Pretti’s photo was added to a makeshift memorial near the area where federal agents shot him to death over the weekend.

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In a Sunday X post, Greene implored Democrats and Republicans alike to take off their political blinders. She explained why supporting the deportation of what she called “criminal illegal aliens” should not mean having to compromise her belief in free speech and the right to bear arms.

“Lawfully carrying a firearm is not the same as brandishing a firearm,” Greene wrote. “I support Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights. There is nothing wrong with protesting and recording videos legally and peacefully.”

Green also urged members of the Make America Great Again movement to consider how they would react if one of their own were killed by government forces carrying out an operation launched by President Joe Biden.

“We lost our minds as we watched Biden’s FBI aggressively track and carry out home raids and arrests of peaceful J6’ers entering the Capitol through open doors,” Greene wrote.

“Everyone is being incited into civil war, but none of it solves any of the real problems we all face and, tragically, people are dying,” he added.

Former Congressional Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called on supporters of President Donald Trump to
Former congressional representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called on supporters of President Donald Trump to “take off their political blinders” as they address the death of Alex Pretti.

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Greene, once a staunch ally of President Trump, began breaking with the Republican Party over issues such as the economy and what she saw as the GOP’s failure to live up to its promises to release records related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He announced his surprise resignation from Congress last November and officially ended his term earlier this month.