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BumRushDaShow

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Sun Jan 25, 2026, 02:34 PM Jan 25

Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for 'immediate deescalation' [View all]

Source: CNBC

Published Sun, Jan 25 20262:21 PM EST


Major Minnesota business leaders on Sunday called for an “immediate deescalation of tensions” after federal immigration agents fatally shot U.S. citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies signed a letter urging “state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions.” The companies said that the recent tumult in Minnesota has caused “widespread disruption and tragic loss of life.”

Among the signatories to the letter are incoming Target CEO Michael Fiddelke; William Brown, the chairman and CEO of 3M; Brian Sikes, the chair and CEO of food giant Cargill; and Stephen Hemsley, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group.

“In this difficult moment for our community, we call for peace and focused cooperation among local, state and federal leaders to achieve a swift and durable solution that enables families, businesses, our employees, and communities across Minnesota to resume our work to build a bright and prosperous future,” the letter reads.

The letter comes one day after federal officers shot and killed Pretti, a 37-year old ICU nurse in Minneapolis.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-ceo-minneapolis-minnesota.html



Link to MN Chamber of Commerce members LETTER - Open letter from more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies

What did they expect? They helped to facilitate this rogue administration and appropriately "bent the knee". Now it is apparently impacting their "bottom lines".
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This letter should be addressed to the fascist Republican administration Bread and Circuses Jan 25 #1
Fuck you, CEOs. Don't try to both sides this. Only ONE side is doing the killing: the feds. SunSeeker Jan 25 #2
Yeah. Are they going to fund Repuke candidates? 3Hotdogs Jan 25 #8
To be specific it's one agency of the fed fujiyamasan Jan 25 #11
Gives a whole new meaning to "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Clouds Passing Jan 25 #12
I agree, F**K THEM! sheshe2 Jan 26 #22
Oh no. Kissing Trump ass is costing the billionaires money. Irish_Dem Jan 25 #3
So state and local officials need to "deescalate" what the ICE goons escalated. Fuck these people. Scrivener7 Jan 25 #10
And they want the people to shut up/stop protesting and spend money instead. Irish_Dem Jan 25 #13
So we need to do the opposite. Scrivener7 Jan 25 #14
For sure... boycott all those places... ananda Jan 25 #16
Imprisonment of the thugs who are doing the killing and kidnapping would be a good start. groundloop Jan 25 #4
The CEO's can fucking sit down. YOU people are the problem. nt TBF Jan 25 #5
Reaping what you sow is a pretty simple concept, losers Whyisthisstillclose Jan 25 #6
Local Officials Aren't the Ones who caused the chaos. BlueKota Jan 25 #7
The CEOs love those sweet sweet tax cuts. nt SunSeeker Jan 25 #9
Poor widdle oligarchs. A good sign that the protests are working, imo. littlemissmartypants Jan 25 #15
Oh No!!!! Are the CEO's entering the "find out" phase? maxrandb Jan 25 #17
garbage Half-step Jan 25 #18
Such a waste of oxygen RainCaster Jan 25 #19
they need to fuck right off Skittles Jan 25 #20
Not deescalation. ICE needs to stand down and leave. This is murder, plain and simple. Martin68 Jan 25 #21
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