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A focus group made up of voters who flipped from Joe Biden in 2020 to Donald Trump in 2024 are now voicing harsh criticism of the president they elected.The Bulwark's Sam Stein reported Tuesday that the focus group it conducted targeted eight specific Biden-to-Trump voters from red, blue and purple states, saying they "serve as a weather vane for the public perception of the president’s second term." The voters were surveyed after federal agents' fatal shooting of 37 year-old U.S. citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnes

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s own agency conducted a review that jettisoned her quick interpretation of slain Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Alex Pretti as a man who was “brandishing” a gun.The New York Times reported Tuesday that it obtained an internal review conducted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility, that made no mention of the DHS' earlier claims that Pretti “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law

First Lady Melania Trump's eponymous film is slated to be released in theaters this weekend. But the film is likely to bomb at the box office, according to CNN data analyst Harry Enten.In a Tuesday segment on CNN's "OutFront," Enten told host Erin Burnett that there were multiple signs that "Melania" was going to perform poorly on its opening weekend. He noted that prediction markets show that a majority of bettors believe the documentary will gave a score of less than 20 percent on popular film review site Rotten Tomatoes."That's not good, Erin. That's not good, being below 20 percent," Enten said. "... And why

One prominent conservative commentator is saying that President Donald Trump's latest comments about 37 year-old Alex Pretti — the U.S. citizen and lawful gun owner who was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota – are striking a nerve with members of his own party.In a Tuesday segment on CNN's "OutFront," radio host Erick Erickson (the founder of conservative website RedState) told host Erin Burnett that the administration's handling of the latest shooting in Minneapolis has "blown up in their faces" in more ways than one.

Far-right media figures are in open "revolt" after President Donald Trump signaled he would "de-escalate a little bit" in Minneapolis, Minnesota after the deadly shooting of 37 year-old U.S. citizen Alex Pretti last weekend.That's according to The Bulwark's Sam Stein and Will Sommer, who reported Tuesday that several MAGA commentators are viewing Trump's winding down of federal operations in the Twin Cities area as a white flag to the political left. Sommer said there was noticeable division between people who "really like this very cruel way" the administratio

MS NOW columnist Michael A. Cohen said one year into his second term President Donald Trump has finally managed to make some of his fellow Republicans scream and run from him.“If you’ve noticed a strange rumble emanating from Washington, D.C., let me help you out: It’s the sound of Republicans running for political cover after immigration officers shot and killed another American citizen, Alex Pretti,” said Cohen (who is not Trump's former fixer). It began as a low rumble on Sunday night, when a smattering of Republicans and usually reliable conservative pundits tepidly expressed concern about the shooting and how th

Chad Mizelle – who served as Department of Justice chief of staff under Attorney General Pam Bondi – got into a contentious back-and-forth with CNN host Jake Tapper after seemingly asserting that Minneapolis shooting victim and U.S. citizen Alex Pretti brought what critics are calling “an execution-style death” upon himself at the hands of federal agents.“Alex Pretti was not following the law, Jake,” Mizelle insisted.“What law did he break?” Tapper asked.“He interfered with an ongoing law enforcement investigation. That is a felony."“By doing wh

One Republican member of the U.S. Senate recently launched into a rant about what he viewed as "amateurish" leadership of senior-level officials in President Donald Trump's administration.On Tuesday, journalist Jamie Dupree posted a video of Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) speaking to reporters about Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and other top officials within the DHS. Tillis – who is not running for a third term in the Senate — argued that Noem's handling of DHS operations in Minnesota "should be disqualifying.""She should be out of a job. Really, it's just amateurish. It's terrible," he said. "It

Conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings was recently on the ropes in his defense of how President Donald Trump's administration is responding to the fatal shooting of 37 year-old U.S. citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota.In a Tuesday segment, Jennings – who once spoke alongside Trump at a campaign rally — said Trump was "in a little bit of a strange situation" regarding last weekend's shooting, but celebrated

MS NOW reporter Jake Sherman said Republicans in Washington, DC. appear to be sharpening their knives for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.“It depends how hard the administration fights for her. I've talked to Republicans over the last couple days who think she's completely out of her depth, and she needs to go, and she's emblematic of the problem,” Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman said in a Tuesday segment. “An impeachment resolution has privilege in the House of Representatives, meaning [minority party] Democrats can bring it up. This is not something that needs to go through [Speaker] Mike Johnson.