Vulnerable Dem's support for Alex Pretti collides with Laken Riley Act anniversary
Republicans in Georgia and beyond are clapping back at Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., after the Georgia Democrat running for reelection this year slammed his GOP opponents for not demanding a...
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Republicans in Georgia and beyond are clapping back at Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., after the Georgia Democrat running for reelection this year slammed his GOP opponents for not demanding a probe into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration authorities. "Will one, even ONE, Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia join other GOP leaders who are calling for a full, transparent, independent investigation into Alex Pretti’s killing in Minnesota?" Ossoff questioned this week in a post on X, tagging Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., and former college football coach Derek Dooley, all of whom are running against Ossoff to replace him in November. Meanwhile, Carter, Collins and a chorus of other Republicans clapped back at Ossoff's social media post, chastising him for worrying more about Pretti's murder than the illegal immigrant crime impacting his own constituents, such as the murder of Laken Riley, a Georgia college student, at the hands of an illegal immigrant while on a run in 2024. Thursday is the one-year anniversary of President Trump's signing of the Laken Riley Act on Jan. 29, 2925, the first bill he signed during his second term. The Act broadened the detainment and repatriation requirements for illegal aliens who commit certain crimes, such as shoplifting and driving under the influence. Riley's murderer had previously been convicted of stealing prior to her death. BIDEN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IN MINNESOTA, SAYS IT GOES AGAINST AMERICAN VALUES "Jon: we need to fully fund DHS, so ICE can continue deporting violent criminal illegal immigrants from our streets. I stand with President Trump and law enforcement. When will you say one, even ONE, word about the illegal aliens arrested just this month for raping, kidnapping, and molesting your constituents?" questioned Collins. "Georgia Sen. Ossoff tweeting about Minneapolis, nothing about this," Fox News radio host Guy Benson added, pointing to an incident roughly two wee…