on January 25, 2026, 15:43:52, in reply to "Maybe I’m naive but it feels like yesterday’s shooting may be a tipping point. "
Oklahoma’s Governor Kevin Stitt took a strong stance Sunday against the Trump administration’s ICE activities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, following the shooting death of VA nurse Alex Pretti.
“We have to stop politicizing this,” the Republican insisted to CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.”
“Well, first off, this is a real tragedy. And I think the death of Americans, what we’re seeing on TV, it’s causing deep concerns over federal tactics and accountability. Americans don’t like what they’re seeing right now,” Stitt began. “But I want to step back for just a second, because President Trump was elected to fix immigration issues. And there was broad agreement that we had to close the border.”
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“And so what’s the goal right now? Is it to deport every single non-U.S. citizen? he asked. “I don’t think that’s what Americans want. We have to stop politicizing this. We need real solutions on immigration reform.”
“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024. 156
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