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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “This administration's response is that the very fact that he…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Rep. AOC Responds to Federal Agents Killing a Minneapolis Man on CNN

Published | Video Starts at 02:31

As you mentioned earlier, in this video, you do not see immediate evidence of anyone reaching for a firearm. He. It has been reported that he had a legal permit. And This administration's response is that the very fact that he was a legal firearm owner was a reason for them to shoot him in the street. You see directly from DHS's own accounts, they themselves do not claim anything in their accounts or their evidence about these actions, about any precipitating action, just the fact that he was armed. (02:31–02:44)

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Asserts that the administration justified shooting Alex Preddy because he was a legal firearm owner.

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