Democrats deride veterans affairs secretary for repeating false claims about Alex Pretti’s killing
Pretti, a VA nurse, was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis and was labeled a ‘terrorist’ by the administrationDemocratic lawmakers assailed Doug Collins, the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary for repeating...
By José Olivares and Aaron Glantz · The Guardian World
Pretti, a VA nurse, was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis and was labeled a ‘terrorist’ by the administration Democratic lawmakers assailed Doug Collins, the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary for repeating Trump administration’s claims on the killing of Alex Pretti , a VA nurse shot 10 times by federal immigration officials in Minneapolis, during a congressional hearing Wednesday. Are you going to “correct your cabinet colleagues when they called him a terrorist?” Mark Takano, a Democratic representative of California and the House Committee on Veterans Affairs’ ranking member, asked Collins. The secretary declined to answer. Continue reading...