It was a relatively unremarkable travel day, until a video popped into his feed of 37-year-old Alex Pretti being gunned down by federal agents in Minneapolis. Why the killing of Pretti would have such a profound impact is, on its face, painfully obvious. But Pretti’s killing and the lies peddled by the Trump administration in the immediate aftermath have altered that calculus. It’s a historic event—like people remember Kent State.”HOW CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS RESPOND to Pretti’s killing will provide an early indication of just how seminal the moment was for them. And some strategists were still a bit squeamish about the efficacy of “democracy” as a political argument.