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DONKEY: Kristi Noem Blames Alex Pretti In Fatal ICE Shooting

Jan 26, 2026
A fiery takedown of Kristi Noem for blaming Alex Pretty in a fatal ICE shooting. Analysis of ABC News footage and discrepancies with official Border Patrol statements. A critique of government messaging and information control. Listener call-ins react to the shooting and its wider political implications.
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INSIGHT

Officials Shape Narrative After Deadly Shooting

  • Charlamagne frames the Preddy shooting as part of a pattern of federal agents using deadly force and then rushing to justify it.
  • He argues official narratives aim to shape public perception rather than reflect the video evidence.
ANECDOTE

Video Shows Altercation Before Shooting

  • The hosts play ABC News footage showing Alex Preddy attempting to record and aid a woman before agents shoved and pepper-sprayed him.
  • Video shows agents disarming him and then firing multiple shots as he falls to the ground.
INSIGHT

Concealed Carry Is Being Weaponized In Narratives

  • Charlamagne highlights how legal concealed carry in many states is being used to delegitimize victims.
  • He says framing someone as inherently dangerous because they carried a gun distorts normal American behavior.
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