President Donald Trump has refused to back Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's claim that the shooting of nurse Alex Pretti was justified, as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials reportedly turn on the embattled cabinet member. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump repeatedly declined to say whether the Border Patrol agent who killed Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday had 'done the right thing'.
Instead, the president said his administration was 'reviewing everything and will come out with a determination'. Trump's caution stands in stark contrast to Noem's hardline rhetoric in the hours immediately following Pretti's death.
