Posted on 01/27/2026 12:01:33 PM PST by nickcarraway
Graham Nash, Neal Schon, Tom Morello and other rock stars took to social media to react to a Border Patrol agent fatally shooting 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday.
You can see their reactions below.
What Happened to Alex Pretti?
On Saturday, federal agents in Minneapolis fatally shot killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse who appeared to be using his phone to record U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. Videos show agents pinning Pretti to the ground and hitting him, and one officer leaving with what appears to be a gun.
These videos appear to contradict claims that Pretti “approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun” and “attacked” them, according to ABC News.
Pretti's death marked the second fatal Minneapolis shooting by a federal agent this month, following the Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Both deaths have led to nationwide calls for more thorough investigations and the dismantling of ICE.
"The events of this weekend in Minneapolis are terrifying, deeply disturbing, and heartbreaking — with yet another U.S. citizen losing their life while taking part in the time-honored and Constitutionally protected activity of being present to observe and peacefully advocate for their beliefs," Good's family said in a statement released by their attorneys.
They continued: "We urge all Americans to trust their own eyes as they interpret the horrific video, and to call for an absolute end to ICE activity in Minneapolis. It has clearly gone too far and strayed far beyond its stated mission of removing criminal non-citizens from the country. It is time for a hard reset. ICE agents can leave Minneapolis. The residents of Minnesota cannot."
Graham Nash Says 'F**K ICE' and 'F**K Trump Too' Nash offered a lengthy, full-throated denunciation of ICE on Instagram, marveling at the people who tell him to "stick to music" when his music has been politically motivated for decades. "Anytime I dare to have an opinion, as a human being, about what is going on around me there’s always the inevitable comment where somebody tells me to 'stick to music,'" he wrote.
"Now, I’m getting older myself so maybe the people leaving those comments have trouble hearing. So do I! That’s the only reason I can think of that anyone would ever be shocked that myself, or anyone I’ve ever sung with, would talk about politics, the destruction of the environment, generational conflict, generational responsibility or the state of the world in an way."
After detailing his extensive songwriting resume and naming political anthems such as "For What It's Worth," "Ohio" and "Teach Your Children," Nash concluded: "So I’ll say it again… after just watching a bunch of thugs who call themselves 'agents' kill yet another human being: **** ICE. And since these murderers are part of a government sanctioned agency I’ll say this and don’t bother getting mad about it: **** TRUMP too."
How Did Other Rockers React to the Murder of Alex Pretti?
Other rockers offered shorter but equally harsh critiques in the wake of Pretti's murder.
"This is (expletive) insane and it all needs to stop," Schon wrote bluntly on X (formerly Twitter). When another X user inevitably told the Journey guitarist to "stick to music," Schon responded: "Shut up. This was wrong."
Morello likewise got into a heated exchange with an X user after referring to President Donald Trump as a "murdering idiot" on an unrelated post prior to the Pretti shooting.
"You support white men with guns now!! Got it!" the user wrote, to which Morello replied: "You support masked federal government secret police murdering US citizens now. Got it. (PS—ur likely a paid MAGA troll bot living in S. East Asia, but anyway)."
Not everybody sided against Border Patrol though. On Saturday, notoriously outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent posted a text graphic on Facebook that said: "Stop interfering with federal agents enforcing the law. Stay home. Save lives. Save your own."
You can see these reactions and more below.
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Is the media portraying Alex Pretti as a black man, because he isn't. And are they saying he had his finger bitten off?
They are always on the side against the U.S. and the government. They think they are important. They are blind.
To use their language: It was a mostly peaceful shooting.
This is the sad story of our time. A bunch of elderly multi-millionaires who fancy themselves as young 60s social activists sticking it to The Man take time out from their doctors' appointments and watching MS Now to tweet some expletive about whatever Rachel Maddow told them to be outraged about that day.
Every old Hollywood hag too. Never said a peep about an American fatality at the hands of these criminals Biden invited in. Without him cutting Texas fence wire, etc, every protestor and victim of illegal crime would never happen. If only we had a Time Machine.
It’s unfortunate that Eric Carmen passed away a few years ago. He was a strong Trump supporter.
Insane to kick out rapist gang members? Just call the civil war Mr. Trump. I’m done.
Do not care what “rockers” think.
Just like saint Floyd, businesses, sports franchises, moron celebrities, and republicans are jumping on a growing anti-America chorus. Trump needs to get on top of this, and throwing Noem and/or the agent under the bus isn’t going to do it.
“Anytime I dare to have an opinion about what is going on around me there’s always the inevitable comment where somebody tells me to ‘stick to music,’l
Imagine that, numbnuts! LOL
And these tools said nothing when Laken Riley, Ashli Babbitt, etc., etc., etc., etc....we’re murdered. Only rioting Leftist lives matter evidently.
Bill Clinton burned children alive at Waco. I didn’t hear the Left protest that one.
Are any of these rock “stars” not affiliated with the CIA?
...depriving 1970s rock stars of two of their favorite pasttimes.
PRETTI HAAD A PRIOR RUN IN WITH ICE JUST DAYS PRIOR.
GOT A BROKEN RIB FOR HIS EFFORTS
How did they react to Charlie Kirk being murdered for just giving a talk ?
Good question!
One name you WON’T see on that list is Ted Nugent.
Seems they have their Floyd
That this would backfire was also predictable.
It’s ok to clamp down and boot illegals and seal up the border within reason.
But when you try “to hard” to make things fit some narrative, when you push these agencies to stretch their scope and policies for some cause, stupid things happen.
Trump is smart when it comes to prudent use of the war machine. Look at risk, ROI, etc. Apply the same pragmatic approach to the border and illegals. Idiological crusades often end up in disaster.
At first you always get the positive news, the “look we’re doing something” stories, but then when the consequences second and tertiary become visible, the euphoria fades.
Watch Mamdani in New York. Same thing with his “rent control.” The news is going to roll with it, lots of stories about how awesome he is now, but wait a year or two and when the consequences of his lunacy come to light, the media coverage will be very different.
Mamdani at least has a MSM and social media bias that’s in his favor, they are kind to him.
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