GOP Sens. Murkowski, Tillis call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over Alex Pretti shooting
Murkowski called for Noem to step down after the killing of Alex Pretti.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe New York Post is an established national outlet with an identifiable byline, though its tabloid presentation and headline style warrant some caution. This article attributes its central claims to named speakers and news outlets.
- Source type — Established national news outlet, with a tabloid style.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is credited.
- Editorial standards — Reports direct quotations and identifies where some remarks were given, but the short article offers limited additional verification.
- Transparency — The article identifies its sources for the quoted remarks.
The report includes direct comments from the two senators and Trump and identifies the circumstances prompting their calls. It gives little detail about the shooting or Noem’s own account, leaving important context and perspectives limited.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes both the senators’ demands and Trump’s defense of Noem, but does not include a response from Noem or detailed evidence about the shooting and its aftermath.
- Counterarguments presented — Trump rejects the calls for Noem to leave and defends her performance.
- Source diversity — The article quotes the senators and Trump, but does not include Noem’s response or other independent sources.
- Omitted context — The circumstances of the shooting and the basis for criticism of Noem receive little detail.
The article reports the senators’ calls and Trump’s response in attributed quotations without a discernible partisan verdict of its own.
- Language tone — The article mostly uses straightforward reporting language and attributes evaluative remarks to their speakers.
- Source selection — It presents remarks from the senators and Trump, though not a response from Noem.
- Framing — The central conflict is described as competing statements about Noem and the senators.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign after Border Patrol agents killed Alex Pretti. President Trump defended Noem and criticized the senators.
Murkowski and Tillis called for Noem to step down after Pretti was killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Tillis said Noem’s actions in Minnesota should disqualify her from the job; Murkowski said, “Yes, she should go.” The article says both senators had voted to confirm Noem the previous year. [sic]
Community verdict
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 60% good look
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SWIPE →President defending Noem and criticizing the senators
Trump's version of this story ↗Homeland Security secretary whose resignation the senators called for
Part of a bigger story
3 OUTLETSThe articles agree that Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign. Right-leaning outlets split: one reports the calls alongside Trump’s defense of Noem, while another portrays them as predictable political messaging without policy effect.
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