Pretti Shooting Escalates Standoff Between Federal Agents, Minnesota Officials

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🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Jan. 26. Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti marks the second time federal agents killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis in two weeks. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, President Trump declined to say whether the officer who shot Pretti acted appropriately and said his administration was investigating. Plus, we’ll bring you a massive scandal at the very top of China's military leadership. And WSJ’s Joe Wallace explains why gold just can’t seem to lose its lustre. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Correction: The National Rifle Association is a U.S. gun advocacy group. An earlier version of this podcast called it the National Rifle Administration. (Corrected on Jan. 26) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:13.2	Presented by Workieva.
0:18.3	Minneapolis reels after federal agents kill another U.S. citizen.
0:22.6	They shot that guy.
0:23.6	I know.
0:24.6	They have shot a man.
0:27.6	They have shot a legal observer.
0:31.6	We'll get reaction from around the country,
0:34.6	plus the rest of the day's news, including a massive scandal at the very
0:38.3	top of China's military leadership. It's Monday, January 26th. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street
0:44.5	Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories,
0:49.7	moving your world today.
1:02.2	President Trump says his administration is investigating the killing of intensive care nurse Alex Preti by federal agents in Minneapolis over the weekend.
1:06.4	Speaking to the journal yesterday, Trump repeatedly declined to say whether the officer
1:10.6	who shot
1:11.1	Preddy had acted appropriately, though he also criticized Preddy for carrying a gun during
1:16.8	protest activity, calling his 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun, quote, very dangerous
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