White House: Trump does not want to see people killed on US streets
"Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, before blaming "hostile" Democrats for unrest since Trump deployed a surge of masked agents to Minneapolis.
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- Published Date: 11:32 | 26 January 2026
The White House said on Monday that President Donald Trump does not want to see people getting hurt or killed on the streets of the United States and believes the killing of a Minnesota man by federal officers was a tragedy.
"Let's be clear about the circumstances which led to that moment on Saturday. This tragedy occurred as a result of a deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota for weeks," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
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