Marjorie Taylor Greene Defends Alex Pretti Carrying Firearm Before Fatal Shooting, Says U.S. Is 'Being Incited Into Civil War'

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended the fact that Alex Pretti, the man who was killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, was carrying a firearm during the incident, saying MAGA would have reacted differently if Democrats made such an argument.

In a lengthy social media post, Greene said she "unapologetically" believes in "border security and deporting criminal illegal aliens" and supports law enforcement, but also the 2nd amendment.

"Legally carrying a firearm is not the same as brandishing a firearm. I support American's 1st and 4th amendment rights. There is nothing wrong with legally peacefully protesting and Greene added.

She went to ask what would have happened if "one of our MAGA independent journalists or even just a MAGA supporter stood in the street outside a J6'ers house while Biden's FBI carried out a law enforcement operation, home invasion, and arrest," and killed the person.

"What would have been our reaction? Both sides need to take off their political blinders. You are all being incited into civil war, yet none of it solves any of the real problems that we all face, and tragically people are dying," she concluded.

Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that agents fired "defensive shots" after a man with a gun approached them and "violently resisted" their attempts to disarm him. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller accused Pretti of being a domestic terrorist.

"He was there to perpetuate violence, and he was asked to show up and to continue to resist by a governor who's irresponsible and has a long history of corruption and lying, and we won't stand for it anymore," Noem said.

President Donald Trump, however, declined to say whether the agent who shot Pretti acted appropriately. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, he didn't answer when asked directly twice whether the officer had done the right thing. "We're looking, we're reviewing everything and will come out with a determination," he said.