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Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf was blunt on Newsmax’s Wake Up America: let the Minneapolis investigation play out without political interference. His call for a calm, uninterrupted probe is exactly what Americans should demand — because justice that is rushed or politicized is justice denied.
The shooting in Minneapolis that set off the latest round of protests involved federal immigration officers and left a man, identified as Alex Pretti, dead amid chaotic scenes. The nation is rightly demanding answers, but facts matter and the inquiry must be allowed to proceed before partisan verdicts are handed down.
Wolf is right to remind viewers that federal officers operate under training and rules that deserve respect until an investigation proves otherwise. Too often, local leaders rush to condemn law enforcement while ignoring the complexities officers face during volatile enforcement operations. This reflexive denouncement only heightens tensions and endangers everyone on the ground.
Meanwhile, city and state officials have fanned the flames by calling for federal agents to leave and by using inflammatory language that plays well to activists but poorly for public safety. When governors and mayors grandstand instead of coordinating with law enforcement, they create vacuum of authority that criminal elements and angry mobs rush to fill. Americans deserve leaders who protect order, not preen for headlines.
Conservatives should be loud in calling for both accountability and due process — two concepts that are not mutually exclusive. Demand a transparent, independent review that follows the evidence, not a political hit job driven by outrage mobs and opportunistic politicians who want to score points. The country will not heal if investigations become tools of partisan warfare.
Practical steps are obvious: secure the scene, preserve every piece of evidence, and keep law enforcement free to do their jobs without interference from agitators or politicians. If local leadership refuses to cooperate, that failure should be exposed and corrected; but throwing out federal agents wholesale is irresponsible and dangerous. Wolf’s advice to surge legitimate local policing to stabilize the area before accusing officers of wrongdoing is common-sense and should be heeded.
At the end of the day, patriotic Americans want answers and accountability, but we also want law and order. Let the investigation run its course, let the facts emerge, and then hold anyone who broke the law to account — whether they wear a badge or occupy a mayor’s office. Anything less is a betrayal of justice and a concession to chaos.
