Sen. Johnson, Rep. Wied share first statements since ICE agent fatally shot Pretti
Johnson blamed Minnesota Democrats for inciting violence and said he would oppose efforts to defund DHS.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYWLUK is a local television newsroom with an identified reporter byline, but this story relies mainly on statements from officials and offers little independent corroboration or reporting on the shooting itself.
- Source type — Local television news outlet; an established regional source type.
- Author attribution — Two named reporters are credited.
- Editorial standards — The article attributes statements to their speakers, though most of its content is official reaction.
The story presents attributed statements from Republican and Democratic officials and a tribal leader, but provides little independent evidence or incident context and no response from federal law enforcement.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story includes contrasting political responses and a tribal leader’s perspective, but does not include federal law enforcement’s account or independent findings about the shooting.
- Source diversity — Statements come from Republicans, a Democrat, a governor and a tribal leader.
- Counterarguments presented — The article presents contrasting views on immigration enforcement and the shooting.
- Omitted context — No federal law enforcement response or investigative findings are included.
The article reports statements from Republicans, a Democrat and a tribal leader without adopting a clear partisan position in its own narration.
- Language tone — The narration is straightforward and uses attributed statements.
- Source selection — It includes competing Republican and Democratic responses, as well as a tribal leader’s statement.
- Framing — The story is framed as a report on officials’ first statements after the shooting.
Wisconsin Republicans Ron Johnson and Tony Wied issued statements after Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis. Johnson blamed Democrats, while Wied called for a thorough investigation and less inflammatory rhetoric.
Ron Johnson said Minnesota Democrats were inciting violence and obstruction of federal law enforcement, and said he would oppose efforts to defund the Department of Homeland Security. In a statement, he called the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good tragedies and blamed Democrats’ immigration policies and conduct for them.
Tony Wied called the shooting a tragedy, urged a thorough investigation and asked colleagues to lower the temperature while allowing law enforcement to do its job. Tammy Baldwin called for justice and accountability. Gov. Tony Evers praised a lawsuit challenging the federal deployment in Minnesota, while Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill urged peaceful and lawful protest and condemned violence by ICE and Border Patrol agents.
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SWIPE →Representative urging an investigation and less inflammatory rhetoric
Wied's version of this story ↗President whose administration is named in connection with the lawsuit
Senator calling for justice and accountability for Alex Pretti
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