The likes of the Obamas and Clintons have spoken out about Pretti’s passing and condemned ICE’s actions.
Speaking on Monday night’s The Daily Show, Stewart said that the White House is lying about their account of what happened in the moments leading up to Pretti’s shooting and pointed out that there’s footage of what happened which appears to refute their claims.
“They’re lying. We saw it. That’s how brazen they lie when they know we’ve seen the truth,” the TV host raged. “Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Discussing Pretti being seen holding up his cellphone during the altercation with federal officers, and there being multiple witnesses who recorded it all, Stewart went on: “Maybe that explains why Alex Pretti really was a threat. Because he was brandishing a weapon. A handheld, aluminum, 1080p, 60fps weapon of mass illumination.
“Because there is nothing more dangerous to a regime predicated on lies than witnesses who capture the truth.”
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One Twitter user agreed with his remarks and described cellphones as ‘the scariest thing in America right now’ — not guns.
