Minneapolis live updates: DOJ launches investigation into Pretti killing, Deputy AG Blanche says

White House border czar Tom Homan said his meetings with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday were "a productive starting point."

"We all agree that we need to support our law enforcement officers and get criminals off the streets," Homan said in a post on X. "While we don't agree on everything, these meetings were a productive starting point and I look forward to more conversations with key stakeholders in the days ahead."

Homan said that they discussed "the issues on the ground" in the state and added that President Donald Trump "has been clear: he wants American cities to be safe and secure for law-abiding residents -- and they will be."

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis told reporters Tuesday he does not think Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should keep her job.

When asked by a reporter if he still had confidence in Noem after what's occurred in Minneapolis, he responded, "No, not at all. I think she should go."

Tillis is the first Senate Republican to say they believe Noem should no longer serve in her role. Tillis voted to confirm Noem as DHS secretary last year.

This comes after Tillis on Sunday called for a "full and impartial" investigation into Alex Pretti's death in Minneapolis.

A Department of Homeland Security report sent to the House Oversight Committee and obtained by ABC News says that two federal officers shot Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis and does not say that Pretti attempted to reach for his weapon, based on a preliminary review of bodycam footage.

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President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that the administration is "going to de-escalate a little bit" in Minneapolis.

However, he rejected the characterization that the change in plans was a "pullback," and spoke about Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.

"Bovino is very good, but he's a pretty out there kind of a guy. And in some cases, that's good. Maybe it wasn't good here," he said, before claiming, without evidence, that the recent protests in Minnesota have been populated with "paid insurrectionists" and "paid agitators."