DHS Goon Desperately Clings to Slain Nurse ‘Terrorist’ Label on Fox News
The Daily BeastUpdated
Tue, January 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM UTC
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A top Department of Homeland Security official is desperately clinging to the false claim that an ICU nurse shot dead by a federal agent in Minnesota was a “domestic terrorist.” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, managed to make a softball interview on Fox News look difficult after host Dana Perino asked if she was committing to the knee-jerk reaction from her agency to smear the dead man as a “domestic terrorist.” McLaughlin squirmed in her chair after the host played a clip of her boss, ICE Barbie Kristi Noem, calling the man, Alex Pretti, just that on Saturday. She was asked if she is still committed to calling the slain ICU nurse, who did not draw his weapon, a terrorist.