Noem describes ‘chaotic’ scene in hours after Alex Pretti shooting

0 January 30, 2026 08:44

Amid calls for her resignation and impeachment, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the scene in the hours after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal officers was "chaotic" and they were getting information from "what we knew to be true on the ground."

"We were using the best information we had at the time," Noem told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday night in her first comments since Saturday.

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