Alex Pretti's family just released a strong statement in response to the Trump administration:
“We are heartbroken, but also deeply outraged. Alex was a kind-hearted person who loved his family and friends deeply, as well as the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Sadly, he won't be with us to see the impact he had. I don't use the term 'hero' lightly. However, his last thought and deed was to protect a woman. The disgusting lies this administration has told about our son are reprehensible and hateful. It's evident that Alex was unarmed when he was attacked by Trump's cowardly goons and ICE killers. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand raised above his head, trying to protect the woman who ICE had just pushed to the ground and pepper sprayed. Please spread the truth about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.”