by Alexa LisitzaBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff Less than one week ago, ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a federal agent. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images As NPR reported, Pretti was videotaping US Customs and Border Protection agents on a street in Minneapolis. As seen in footage of the incident, Pretti was helping a woman who agents shoved to the ground when tension escalated, and he was shot. Octavio Jones / Getty Images Since the killing, conservatives like Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem labeled Pretti a "domestic terrorist." Octavio Jones / Getty Images Following suit, conservative media personality Megyn Kelly shared her take on Pretti, and her words are causing quite the backlash. Gary Gershoff / Getty Images Speaking on her self-titled show, Kelly said, "I know I'm supposed to feel sorry for Alex Pretti, but I don't.""I know I'm supposed to feel sorry for Alex Pretti but I don't. You know why I wasn't shot by Border Patrol this weekend? Because I kept my ass inside and out of their operations."- @megynkelly pic.twitter.com/7GdnHRYvZf- The Megyn Kelly Show (@MegynKellyShow) January 27, 2026 The Megyn Kelly Show / Via Twitter: @MegynKellyShow "Do you know why I wasn't shot by Border Patrol this weekend? Because I kept my ass inside and out of their operations. It's very simple," she said. "If I felt strongly enough about something the government was doing that I would go out and protest, I would do it peacefully on the sidewalk without interfering. Via a whistle, via shouting, via my body, via any other way. I would make my objections known by standing there without interfering, because interfering is where you go south." Kelley's video has amassed nearly 8 million views and thousands of stunned comments. The Megyn Kelly Show / Via Twitter: @MegynKellyShow "What a disgusting thing to say," one person reacted. "No one was asking her if she feels bad. She wanted to come out and point out that she doesn't." Twitter: @theAmericanBen They're calling Kelley "cold as ice." Twitter: @ShannonJoyRadio And they're pointing out everything they see wrong with her statement. "'Stay inside' isn't a legal standard," this person said. "And it sure as hell isn't a license to shoot." Twitter: @BlackwoodBrief On that point, others suggested that Kelly basically said, "'If you didn't exercise your rights, we wouldn't have to murder you.'" Twitter: @KellyScaletta And they're calling her hypocritical. Twitter: @michaelharriot Overall, many suggested they do not believe she has the capacity for compassion. Twitter: @SageAmenti It's quite dark. Twitter: @BRun13 What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments. Comments