President Donald Trump said Tuesday a "big investigation" was underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
"I want to see the investigation. I'm going to be watching over it, and I want a very honorable and honest investigation. I have to see it myself," the president said as he left the White House.
He was also asked about Pretti's family and said in response, he said: "I love everybody. I love all of our people. I love his family. And it's a very sad situation."
Asked by reporters as he left the White House on Tuesday for a trip to Iowa whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is going to step down, Trump had a one-word answer: "No."
He did not elaborate further.
A day earlier, the White House made an effort to distance Trump from some early comments by high-ranking administration officials who had branded Pretti as a domestic terrorist despite videos of the encounter contradicting their narrative.
Immigration agents were active Tuesday across the Twin Cities region, but it was unclear if officials had changed tactics after the shift in tone from the White House.
Trump was asked if the killed Minneapolis protester was an "assassin" as a key aide has claimed and the president answered "no."
The president added, however, that protesters "can't have guns" as Pretti did and "it's just a very unfortunate incident."
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