Hi all, hope your Sunday is off to an okay start. Let me break down the latest news, because this is not a moment we can afford to look away.
This morning brought another public meltdown from Donald Trump, and another failed attempt by his regime to bury the truth. As the fallout grows from the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the Trump regime’s effort to defame him has not just failed. It has exposed something even darker: a coordinated assault on basic constitutional rights in service of a cover-up. The regime is now spending all their energy slandering Pretti. Every time you think these people hit a new low, they find the basement.
While Americans mourn and demand accountability, Trump spent his morning ranting online about the ballroom he wants to build at the White House. Not about the killing of an ICU nurse. Not about housing costs, groceries, or health care. Not about the chaos his immigration policies have unleashed. His social media post was a wall of text, an unhinged mess of capital letters and grievances, obsessed with marble, bulletproof glass, and the lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which he predictably labeled a radical left group. For real. His biggest concern is his stupid ballroom.
Trump whined that he was not being praised enough for the project that he claims is a gift to the nation, paid for by his billionaire friends. He insisted taxpayers are not footing the bill, even as he acknowledged the involvement of the military, the Secret Service, and the reconstruction of secure facilities beneath the East Wing. A federal judge has already raised serious legal concerns about the project. Trump now claims it’s too late to sue, too late to object, and Congress not stopping him amounted to permission.
As Trump ranted, his lackeys were dispatched to Sunday morning shows to do the real work of the cover-up. What emerged was one of the most striking displays of constitutional hypocrisy I have seen in years. For a movement that has spent decades posturing as absolutist defenders of the Second Amendment, Trump’s allies suddenly revealed that they do not believe in it at all, at least not when it applies to someone they want to smear and defame.
Alex Pretti was legally carrying a firearm. Minnesota authorities have confirmed that. There is no video showing him brandishing it, reaching for it, or threatening anyone with it. Authorities didn’t even know he had the firearm on him before they brutally attacked him after he came to the aid of a defenseless woman pepper sprayed by the Gestapo. Video shows him holding a phone and trying to help this woman who had been shoved to the ground by federal agents. That did not stop Trump officials from claiming that the mere presence of a lawfully carried gun justified his execution.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was confronted with the facts on air. His response was to say, “I am sorry that this gentleman is dead, but he did bring a nine millimeter semi-automatic weapon with two cartridges to what was supposed to be a peaceful protest.” He called anyone who opposes the regime paid agitators and blamed state leaders, while ignoring the reality that lawful concealed carry exists precisely to protect individuals, not to serve as a pretext for execution, and that Trump and his goons are the ones causing the chaos.
Kash Patel followed with an even more explicit rejection of constitutional rights. He declared, “You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” He claimed the administration protects First Amendment speech while simultaneously redefining peaceful protest to exclude anyone who records law enforcement or stands too close. So there goes the First Amendment, and the Second Amendment.
Kristi Noem went further, misstating Minnesota law and implying that concealed carry permit holders should leave their firearms behind if they intend to protest. When pressed with the fact that Pretti was legally permitted to carry, she defaulted to hwe script about impeding law enforcement operations and consequences. Blah blah blah… The message was unmistakable. Rights only exist until Trump and his collaborators decide they do not.
Republican Rep. Steve Scalise attempted to thread the needle by claiming support for concealed carry while arguing that no one may carry a firearm while committing another crime. But again, Pretti did not commit any crimes. Filming law enforcement and standing near a protest are not felonies. They are protected activities.
The pattern here matters. Every one of these officials was asked a simple question: does a lawful gun owner retain their Second Amendment rights while protesting? None of them answered yes. Instead, they shifted definitions, invented crimes, and asked Americans to accept a fake version of events that is contradicted by video.
That tactic has become the backbone of this regime. We saw it again when Border Patrol leader and Nazi cosplayer Greg Bovino was pressed about claims that Pretti intended to “massacre law enforcement.” Asked directly what evidence supported that accusation, the response was was praise for law enforcement for preventing something that the videos do not show was ever going to happen. “The victims are the Border Patrol agents,” Bovino said. Depraved.
The implication is clear. Recording police is now violence according to the Trump regime. Opposing the regime is now justification for deadly force.
This effort to rewrite reality does not stop with Minneapolis. It extends to immigration detention facilities across the country. While right wing media remains silent, massive protests are underway in Texas over the detention of a five year old boy used as bait to lure out his asylum seeking father. A two year old girl was also detained despite a court order protecting her.
Attorney Eric Lee documented conditions at a Texas detention facility during a client visit. Drones hovered overhead. Protesters gathered outside. From inside the facility, detainees could be heard screaming, “Let us out.” These are human beings held behind walls, out of sight, as deaths in detention continue to mount. At least thirty people died in custody last year. Multiple deaths have already been reported this month alone. This is criminal.
At the MeidasTouch Network, my goal is straightforward. Whether you are a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, or someone watching from outside this country, you deserve the truth. You deserve reporting grounded in evidence, video, and primary sources. Knowledge is power, and the regime understands that. That is why it works so hard to keep people in the dark. That’s why the deploy their propaganda with such ferocity in these moments. And it’s exactly why growing independent media matters.
One final note speaks volumes. House Speaker Mike Johnson has said nothing about the killing of Alex Pretti. No statement. No condemnation. No call for investigation. Silence is also a choice, and it is one that tells you exactly where he stands.
We will continue to report every development, every contradiction, and every attempt to gaslight the public. Later today, Ron Filipkowski will publish his weekend news bulletin, completely paywall free, so everyone can catch up on the stories they may have missed.
Thank you for standing with us, for supporting independent media, and for refusing to look away.
