The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, is calling for the immediate termination of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for smearing their slain union member Alex Pretti as a “domestic terrorist.”
From AFGE National President Everett Kelley (via press release):
“Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer.
“Today, we demand accountability.
“In the immediate aftermath of Alex’s killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a “domestic terrorist.”
Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving America’s veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts.
Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota.
“Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alex’s needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.
Read the full statement here. I’ve never been so proud to be a union man.
More than two-thirds of of the House Democratic caucus is now co-sponsoring articles of impeachment for Noem.
Asked whether Noem would step down as pressure builds from Democrats and Republicans about what they call her “premature” response to Pretti’s shooting, Trump told reporters bluntly, “No.”
Q: Is Kristi Noem going to step down?
TRUMP: No *walks away* pic.twitter.com/crlYTnywPg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 27, 2026
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