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Du916

(154 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:23 PM Jan 27

Even Stephen Miller is jumping on CBP for the killing of Alex Pretti

Source: Politico

In a statement, Miller said that the White House told DHS to use the extra personnel sent to the state from Customs and Border Protection to keep protesters away from fugitive apprehension operations — suggesting the confrontation that led to Pretti’s death violated those instructions.

“We are evaluating why the CBP team may not have been following that protocol,” he said.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/stephen-miller-cbp-alex-pretti-00751583



My sense is that Miller is going after Noem, who claims to have been following orders of Miller and Trump. It’s time for popcorn.
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Even Stephen Miller is jumping on CBP for the killing of Alex Pretti (Original Post) Du916 Jan 27 OP
Welp, there goes Klaus Barbie Noem's pardon. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 27 #1
I sense he is just pisst that their plan/operation is being exposed FarPoint Jan 27 #2
Agreed if he has to throw one of his minions to the wolves so his plan continues he will jgmiller Jan 27 #4
At the end of the day, a human being was killed Prairie Gates Jan 27 #3
Once again shows how useless the media is nowadays, no one asked if the agents are placed on leave? Claustrum Jan 27 #5
They've been moved to another city to...I guess kill more people. Bovino stated as much Bengus81 Jan 28 #15
It's a bad look when a government sends in stormtroopers to intimidate a population. Aussie105 Jan 27 #6
He's just trying to save his sorry ass. He'd throw his Phoenix61 Jan 27 #7
Stephanie Ruhle just announced this NJCher Jan 28 #8
He was screaming at the leadership of these agencies for months to be more brutal SSJVegeta Jan 28 #9
A little late Mz Pip Jan 28 #10
Co-President Miller Sweet Rosie Red Jan 28 #11
Yeah, he's making his play, but Killer Kristi murdered her puppy and a goat Hassler Jan 28 #12
Miller is scared he'll be the next one under the Trump bus Deminpenn Jan 28 #13
Just like Hitler finally did with the SA and Ernest Rohm Bengus81 Jan 28 #14
... orangecrush Jan 28 #16
he's just trying the best he can to scrape the shit off of him. Javaman Jan 28 #17
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide Stephen. Everyone knows who wrote the marching orders for your SS troops. Ford_Prefect Jan 28 #18

FarPoint

(14,662 posts)
2. I sense he is just pisst that their plan/operation is being exposed
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:33 PM
Jan 27

Last edited Wed Jan 28, 2026, 04:40 AM - Edit history (2)

by the actions of the ICE/ Nazi squad.... He is not caring about the shooting....does not think it was wrong....just them getting caught is why he is speaking up.

Prairie Gates

(7,604 posts)
3. At the end of the day, a human being was killed
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:34 PM
Jan 27

A human being was publicly murdered in front of the entire world.

You don't just walk away from that. This hangs over each of the players forever. Are they that sure that they'll be able to hold on to their impunity FOREVER? Trump is short for this world, but both Miller and Noem are young enough.

Claustrum

(5,056 posts)
5. Once again shows how useless the media is nowadays, no one asked if the agents are placed on leave?
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:41 PM
Jan 27

If they broke protocol, shouldn’t we know if they are still walking in Minniapolis as an agent now?

Aussie105

(7,741 posts)
6. It's a bad look when a government sends in stormtroopers to intimidate a population.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 11:44 PM
Jan 27

Especially if some of the stormtroopers are gun happy.

Noem, Miller, Trump: they have no problem with the death causing incidents, but feel some fear of what the consequences will be.

What if *gasp* someone in the crowd fired back?

Civil war 101 - push a population too much and bad things start to happen.

NJCher

(42,825 posts)
8. Stephanie Ruhle just announced this
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 12:03 AM
Jan 28

on her show a short time ago.

The guests and Stephanie thought it was very unusual for someone like Miller to say something like this and that it is significant.

She is showing photos of a dozen repuke Congress persons who are saying there should be an investigation.

SSJVegeta

(2,551 posts)
9. He was screaming at the leadership of these agencies for months to be more brutal
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 12:05 AM
Jan 28

Now hes like "what? No. It was all them!"

Sweet Rosie Red

(41 posts)
11. Co-President Miller
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 12:53 AM
Jan 28

tries tip toeing through the tulips and walking on eggshells, generating persuasive content for his senile audience of one.

Hassler

(4,840 posts)
12. Yeah, he's making his play, but Killer Kristi murdered her puppy and a goat
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 02:52 AM
Jan 28

What chance does a Duke graduate stand?

Deminpenn

(17,338 posts)
13. Miller is scared he'll be the next one under the Trump bus
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 05:51 AM
Jan 28

Miller rarely crawls out from under his rock. And when he does, it's to make statements that are both arrogant and lawless, unlike this most recent one.

Bengus81

(9,981 posts)
14. Just like Hitler finally did with the SA and Ernest Rohm
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 06:51 AM
Jan 28

Looks like those in Fat Hitler's murderous ICE regime will get off with just being fired instead of killed and shot.

Fire cosplay Barbie today!

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