U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday lamented the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis, while maintaining that the victims “were no angels.”
In an interview with NBC News, the president expressed his regret for the deaths, but stressed that both cases had “backgrounds and contexts” that, according to him, complicate the assessment of what happened and said that neither of them were angels.
Trump justifies ICE deaths in Minneapolis
In an interview with Donald Trump on NBC News with Tom Llamas, the US president defended ICE killing of US citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti, dismissing them as “not angels” and attempting to retroactively justify their deaths.
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Even so, the Republican stated that the results were tragic and not justifiable under any circumstances.
Trump added that the federal agents involved in the operations deeply regret the incidents and that the Administration will review its protocols for action to prevent further similar episodes.
The president’s remarks come amid tensions in Minneapolis and come on the same day that his administration decided to withdraw 700 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the site.
In addition to announcing the capture of at least 4,000 migrants for various crimes during the operations from the end of 2025 until today.
Praises Vance-Rubio formula
Trump Says Vance-Rubio Ticket Would Be “Very Hard to Beat” in 2028
President Trump told NBC News anchor Tom Llamas that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio would make a powerful 2028 ticket. “Very hard to beat,” Trump said of the pairing during the… pic.twitter.com/tqaucea77w
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In the same interview with NBC News, President Donald Trump considered that an electoral formula for 2028 composed of his vice president, JD Vance, and Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, would be “hard to beat”, although he avoided pronouncing on who should lead the eventual Republican candidacy.
The president pointed out that both share “great intelligence”, although he acknowledged that there are differences in style.
“I would say one is slightly more diplomatic than the other,” commented Trump, who praised their political skills and assured that “the combination of JD and Marco would be very difficult to defeat.”
The president, however, was cautious about the political future of the Republican Party and affirmed that there is still time to define the candidacies.
“I don’t want to get into that. We have three years left,” he said, insisting that he is not looking to provoke “a discussion” within his team.
Both Vance, who assumed the Vice Presidency in 2025, and Rubio, appointed Secretary of State at the beginning of Trump’s current term, are considered rising figures within the party and potential contenders in the 2028 Republican primaries.
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With information from EFE
