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GOP Sens. Murkowski, Tillis call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over Alex Pretti shooting

Tillis said Noem’s actions in Minnesota should disqualify her from leading the department.

GOP Sens. Murkowski, Tillis call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over Alex Pretti shooting
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This article1 analysis · Oct 11, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
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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.

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Thom Tillis R · NC · SEN

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator calling for Kristi Noem to resign

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Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator calling for Kristi Noem to resign

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President defending Noem and criticizing the senators

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Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Homeland Security secretary whose resignation the senators called for

ALSO MENTIONED  Corey Lewandowski, Noem’s top adviser; Tom Homan, Border czar sent to Minnesota to handle the fallout from the shooting

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Tillis Calls for Noem to Leave Office After Pretti Shooting

Tillis called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to leave office after Alex Pretti was killed by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. Center outlets tie Tillis’s call to Noem’s handling of Pretti’s death and also place it among North Carolina Republicans’ responses. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the senators’ resignation demand and Trump’s defense of Noem.

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