WATCH: Ex-‘Squad’ Congressman Calls To ‘Burn This S*** Down’ After Minneapolis Shooting

Former U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman encouraged his followers and supporters to “burn this s*** down” after an anti-ICE agitator was shot and killed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents while attempting to draw a firearm.

Bowman — who was ousted by a Democratic Party primary challenger in 2024 — was speaking in reference to the shooting of Alex Pretti, 37. Footage from the scene shows Pretti inserting himself into a federal immigration operation and attempting to prevent CBP agents from arresting a fellow agitator.

At that point, a struggle ensued between Pretti and agents. Pretti, who was licensed to carry a 9mm firearm, then reached towards his waistband before shots rang out.

Despite the facts of the case, Democrats and the far-left have accused CBP of “murder” and have vowed a government shutdown in response. Former Rep. Bowman joined in with a video statement in which he seemingly called on his followers to take to the streets.

“It’s time to shut this s**t down, yo. It’s time to shut it down. This entire system,” the former congressman ranted from his car.

“First Renee Good, now Alex Pretti. Rest in peace to both of them. State -sanctioned lynching and murder is happening under this administration. We need governors, mayors, every elected official to step up and do what’s necessary to shut ICE down,” Bowman continued to rant. “Abolish them, defund them, whatever the f**k need to be done, they gotta go. Impeach Trump. B**ch-ass Republicans, yo. The f**k are y ‘all doing over there? Y ‘all support fascism and this bul***t? Yo, we better not ever vote for any of these clowns ever again.”

He then endorsed congressional Democrats in their efforts to shut the government down later this week, which Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has vowed to do.

“And Democrats, use any means necessary to shut it down. Schumer, Jeffries, whoever. The people gotta keep rising up. We are all Minnesota, yo. We are all Minnesota. This s**t is crazy. The system is designed to kill poor, black, brown people. And it’s doing it right in front of our faces, and it’s been doing it throughout history. We need a new America. Enough is a fu**ing enough, yo! Jesus!”

🚨 Former Congressman Jamaal Bowman Calls to “Shut the Whole System Down,” Abolish ICE, and Says “We need a new America.”

Bowman filmed a car-rant reacting to the Minneapolis unrest and the political fallout from the shootings that have sparked nationwide protests and anti-ICE… pic.twitter.com/aGeqco9oc6

— Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) January 25, 2026

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