Jimmy Kimmel’s emotional monologue from Monday Jan. 26: “They are committing vile, heartless, and even criminal acts”
The talk show host broke down as he addressed the family of the nurse who was killed in cold blood by Trump’s troops.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel set aside jokes and comedy on Monday night to confront one of the most charged and emotional topics facing the United States this winter, the cold-blooded killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
Pretti’s murder on January 24 occurred during a federal immigration enforcement action by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, part of a larger surge of operations in Minnesota.
The Department of Homeland Security has publicly maintained that Pretti posed a threat, claiming he behaved aggressively, was a ‘domestic terrorist’, and was armed. However, just as was the case with Renee Good’s murder, both eyewitness accounts and video recordings shared widely online wholly contradict this picture. Witnesses described Pretti as filming the encounter and attempting to help another person when he was shot multiple times after being subdued on the ground.
“That is what they are: goons committing criminal acts”
On his show, Kimmel described watching the videos and reports as “sickening” and “frustrating,” as he fought back tears. He spoke directly to the families of Pretti, Renee Nicole Good, and to the people of the city more broadly. “This has to stop,” Kimmel begged.
“I spent the weekend, like probably a lot of you did — looking at my phone — and just feeling shocked and sick about what is happening in Minneapolis,” Kimmel began his monologue. “One video after another. Screaming people being torn from their families. Americans, people who were born in the United States, being pulled out of their cars for the crime of having an accent or whatever. Children, small children and babies, being tear-gassed, taken into custody, separated from their parents.”
“Just one atrocity after another being committed by this gang of poorly trained, shamefully led, mask-wearing goons. And that is what they are: they’re goons committing vile, heartless, and even criminal acts.”
“They won’t even admit that it was a mistake! They say the Honda SUV Renee Good was driving was ‘weaponised,’” Kimmel spat. “They fired 10 times onto an ICU nurse, they’re telling us, ‘Well, it was justified, you know?’ Is that the law and order that you voted for, if you voted for this? Every day is a nightmare now.”
“Let’s cut the bulls--- already. If that was ISIS instead of ICE, we’d be firing missiles at somebody and pledging allegiance to the flag all together right now.”
A statement from Alex Pretti’s younger sister, Micayla Pretti:
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 27, 2026
“Alex was kind, generous, and had a way of lighting up every room he walked into. He was incredibly intelligent and deeply passionate, and he made people feel safe. But most importantly, he was my brother. I had the… pic.twitter.com/VPdqDcDRrS
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Kimmel, in tears, once again addressed the family of the victim; voice crackling like the end of a vinyl record, he concluded by saying, “Alex Pretti, may he rest in peace.”
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