By SCM REPORTER
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has broken his silence on the wave of violence sweeping America, sensationalising the unrest as a “paid insurrection” by professional agitators.
Speaking in an exclusive interview on the Will Cain Show on Tuesday, the President appeared to pivot from his previous “law and order” rhetoric, claiming he now wants to “de-escalate” the spiralling tensions in Minnesota.
The shift comes after the “unfortunate” killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old hospital nurse who was shot dead by federal agents during a chaotic confrontation in Minneapolis on Saturday.
”I want to de-escalate,” the President told Cain. “We’re going to de-escalate a little bit.
The killing of Pretti is quite unfortunate.”
’Professional Agitators’
However, the olive branch came wrapped in barbed wire.
Despite expressing regret over the loss of life, Mr. Trump doubled down on his claims that the protests—sparked by a series of fatal federal shootings—are not organic.
He alleged the streets are being flooded by “paid agitators” and described the clashes with ICE and Border Patrol agents as a co-ordinated “paid insurrection.”
”You have people that are professional anarchists,” the President said, suggesting that shadowy interests are funding the unrest to destabilize his administration’s immigration crackdown, known as Operation Metro Surge.
The crisis in Minneapolis has become the biggest test of Trump’s second term, following a series of incidents that have left the city resembling a war zone.
Tensions exploded on January 7, when Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman, was fatally shot by an ICE agent.
The Pretti Killing:
On January 24, Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at a VA hospital, was killed by Border Patrol agents. While officials initially labelled him a “domestic terrorist,” viral video footage appeared to show Pretti—a legal gun owner who was not brandishing a weapon—trying to assist a woman who had been pepper-sprayed before he was tackled and shot.
The deaths have sparked bipartisan outrage. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has begged the White House to “show some decency,” while even some Republican allies have called for a full investigation into the use of lethal force by federal “surge” teams.
As part of his de-escalation plan, the President has dispatched “Border Czar” Tom Homan to Minneapolis to take over the operation from Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino.
The move is seen by many as a tactical retreat to calm the public mood, though the President’s insistence that the protesters are “insurrectionists” suggests the political fire is far from extinguished.
