Jimmy Kimmel reacted to the ICE killing of Alex Pretti on his show Monday, fighting back tears and incredulity as he said, “Is that the law and order that you voted for, if you voted for this? Every day is a nightmare now.”
Kimmel spent a good chunk of his opening monologue speaking out against all the violence emanating from ICE’s brutal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. He mentioned the copious videos of children being separated from their parents and taken into custody, as well as “people being torn from their families” or “pulled out of their cars for the crime of having an accent or whatever.” And he spoke about the killings of Pretti and Renée Good, and the Trump admin’s efforts to cast doubt on what was also clearly visible on numerous videos.
“Just one atrocity after another being committed by this gang of poorly-trained, shamefully-led, mask-wearing goons,” Kimmel said. “They’re goons committing vile, heartless, and even criminal acts.”
Noting the “sickening” videos being widely circulated online and on television, Kimmel compared the situation to being “forced to play a game that has no rules.” He added, “We see these videos in which we clearly see one of our fellow Americans executed by ICE. And they won’t even admit it that it was a mistake.”
Kimmel expressed particular disbelief at the Trump admin’s attempts to paint the killing of Pretti — an ICU nurse shot 10 times after being pinned to the ground — as justified. “How does this end? What’s the plan here?” Kimmel said. “Is the plan to just keep doing this in every city that didn’t vote for Donald Trump? Does anyone on any side believe that this is good leadership?”
A few moments later, Kimmel fought back tears as he expressed his condolences to the families of Pretti and Good, as well as the people of Minneapolis and those “looking out for their neighbors,” to whom he said: “We want you to know that we are with you and you are not alone.”
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