Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just dropped a bombshell on CNN’s Newsroom Live, labeling the fatal shooting of armed felon Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis as an execution. Yeah, you read that right—AOC, the queen of performative outrage, is framing a clear-cut case of law enforcement defending themselves against a violent criminal as some kind of state-sponsored hit job. Pretti, a guy with a rap sheet including aggravated assault and who was reportedly high on meth while wielding a loaded AR-15-style rifle during a traffic stop, charged at agents after they tried to take him into custody. Bodycam footage shows him ignoring commands, advancing aggressively, and getting dropped only after posing an imminent deadly threat. This isn’t execution; it’s textbook use of force, the kind that saves lives—including those of the agents and bystanders.
Let’s peel back the rhetoric: AOC’s word choice isn’t a slip—it’s a calculated narrative bomb aimed at demonizing federal agents and, by extension, the tools they use to enforce the law. ICE isn’t just any agency; it’s a lightning rod for the open-borders crowd, and tying their defensive shooting to execution echoes the same playbook used against police in high-profile incidents like Ferguson or the recent Trump rally chaos. For the 2A community, this is a flashing red warning light. If politicians like AOC can spin a justified rifle-wielding perp’s takedown into an anti-cop, anti-gun sob story, imagine the ammo it gives to red-flag laws or ATF overreach. Pretti’s AR-15 becomes the villain in their script, not the meth-fueled aggressor, potentially fueling calls for more assault weapon bans even as agents rely on similar firearms to stay alive.
The implications ripple straight to every gun owner: this is mobilization time. When elites reframe self-defense as murder to push disarmament agendas, it underscores why 2A protections aren’t optional—they’re the bulwark against politicized narratives that erode due process and armed resistance to tyranny. Share the bodycam, demand context from media lapdogs, and remind folks that in a nation of laws, execution is what happens when criminals like Pretti get to roam free. Stay vigilant, patriots; the left’s spin machine never sleeps.
