Second Amendment allies warn Trump Pretti remarks could cost GOP votes
TL;DR
After Trump stated that demonstrator Alex Pretti 'should not have been carrying a gun,' some Second Amendment advocates warned Republicans they might skip the midterms, signaling a rift with a base that has long backed Trump on gun rights; while the NRA and other 2A groups have defended his record, the controversy highlights tensions with administration officials who criticized carrying firearms at protests and risks alienating a core constituency ahead of elections.
- 2nd Amendment advocates issue dire warning over Trump’s Pretti gun remarks Politico
- Former officials say DHS tactics undermine public trust after series of contradictory statements ABC News
- How two federal agents escalated an encounter with Alex Pretti into a deadly shooting CNN
- Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security The Atlantic
- Trump calls Alex Pretti an 'insurrectionist' and 'agitator' after new video of ICU nurse emerges NBC News
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