Donald Trump’s masked gunmen surround the fallen Alex Pretti, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, January 24, 2026

EA-PoliticsJOE VideoCast: Will Trump Lose Support Over The Execution in Minneapolis?

EA-Times Radio VideoCast: Trump’s Authoritarian Regime and the Execution of Alex Pretti

Throughout Monday, I spoke with international media outlets about Saturday’s execution of intensive care unit nurse Alex Pretti by the Trump Administration’s Border Patrol in Minneapolis.

Choosing my words carefully, I set out the facts of the execution, dismantling the Trump camp’s disinformation portraying Pretti as a “would-be assassin”.

I talk about the catalyst of the Trump camp’s “shock troops” for the “authoritarian moment”. I consider how far this could go, and whether the threat to the US system — as well to many people in America — can be met.

Watch DW News from 3:10

I chat with host Ben Fajzullin about the pressure on the Trump camp, including from a handful of Republican legislators, over their lies about Pretti and whether it will check their assault on Minnesota.

I explain that Trump has taken a “small step back” but his camp are continuing to press their propaganda and physical campaign against Minnesotans — and doing so without legal authority and legal accountability.

Listen to The Pat Kenny Show from 6:45

Shaken by what has happened, I use a 13-minute deep dive with Dublin NewsTalk’s Pat Kenny to establish the facts of the execution.

I talk about the wobble of the Trump camp as their lies were dismantled by videos and witnesses. However, I warn that they will not stop with their quest for power, despite upsetting part of their base of support such as the National Rifle Association.

Watch Al Arabiya English from 11:23

I cut through Trumpist rhetoric and disinformation, including from the previous guest on the program:

Once you get beyond the Trump camp’s attempt to wish away the execution by attacking Alex Pretti as a “domestic terrorist”, once you get beyond them attempting to deflect and blame the protestors and Governor Tim Walz…

…You get to thousands of federal agents operating without legal authority and legal accountability in Minnesota.

Then you have the question of “Where do we get stability in the law, justice, and safety for these communities?”