By Trendsetter Tribune 
Marjorie Taylor Greene is urging her fellow MAGA supporters to pause, reflect, and “take off their political blinders” following the fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
In a lengthy post on X, Greene made clear she still supports border security and law enforcement — but drew a sharp line when it comes to the killing of a legally armed civilian.
“I unapologetically support the 2nd Amendment,” she wrote. “Legally carrying a firearm is not the same as brandishing a firearm.”
Her comments come as the Trump administration has described Pretti’s actions as an attempted assassination and an act of “domestic terrorism,” despite multiple videos showing the 37-year-old filming officers and trying to help a woman who had been sprayed with mace. Moments later, Pretti was tackled by several agents and shot multiple times.
“There is nothing wrong with legally peacefully protesting and videoing,” Greene said.
In a striking reversal of the usual partisan framing, Greene asked conservatives to imagine the roles reversed — with Biden’s FBI instead of federal immigration agents, and MAGA supporters instead of Minneapolis protesters.
“What would have been our reaction?” she asked, describing a hypothetical scenario in which a MAGA supporter filming a law enforcement operation is beaten, disarmed, and shot dead.
Her conclusion was blunt: “Both sides need to take off their political blinders. You are all being incited into civil war… and tragically people are dying.”
Pretti’s death marks the second fatal shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis in less than three weeks, following the killing of Renee Nicole Good on January 7. Since then, tensions have escalated sharply, with protests, clashes, and growing frustration from local officials.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the city and his department have “had enough,” noting that federal authorities failed to share even basic information about the shooting with local police.
Greene’s remarks represent another clear break from MAGA orthodoxy. Once one of Donald Trump’s fiercest allies, she has increasingly criticized the movement in recent months — and stepped down from Congress earlier this month.
In Minneapolis, the fallout continues. For Greene, the warning is stark: political loyalty, she says, is blinding Americans to a reality that’s pushing the country toward something far more dangerous than partisan debate.