Trump 'ripped the rug out' from under his base with latest 'gaffe': expert

President Donald Trump seemingly betrayed a major building piece of his base with his comments on Alex Pretti's killing.

Federal agents gunned down the 37-year-old nurse last weekend during an immigration surge in Minneapolis, and the 79-year-old president and some of his top administration officials have blamed Pretti for his own death because he was legally carrying a firearm at the time.

“With that being said, you can’t have guns,” Trump said Tuesday. “You can’t walk in with guns.