President Trump on Tuesday said he wants an "honest investigation" into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents.

Attorney General Pam Bondi described the protesters as "rioters" and said they allegedly assaulted federal law enforcement.

Trump told ABC News in an exclusive interview that operations will continue.

Since the killing of Alex Pretti, Trump has changed his leadership in the state, reset relations with Democratic officials and distanced himself from his advisers' more extreme comments.

"Bottom line, it was terrible. Both of them were terrible," Trump told Fox News on Tuesday.

Leavitt is asked again if Trump remains confident in Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, given that the White House border czar has been deployed to Minneapolis instead of her. Leavitt says, "Yes, he still has confidence".

President Donald Trump is contacting lawmakers and "urging them not to shut down the government," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC.

President Donald Trump called ABC News "fake news" after a reporter from the network asked about the latest Minneapolis shooting involving a federal agent.

The former Minnesota governor floated the idea while criticizing Trump’s rhetoric and warning of a fractured country.