Minneapolis killing is a ‘wake-up call’ that US values are ‘under assault’, says Obama

Barack and Michelle Obama on Sunday issued a forceful statement condemning the killing of a second US citizen in Minneapolis by federal agents, saying it exemplified US President Donald Trump’s “assault” on American values.“The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault,” the former president and first lady said in a joint statement, one day after officers shot and killed the American nurse in Minneapolis.New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday said he will do everything in his power to prevent “horrific” actions by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.The city has “a number of tools” to dissuade Trump from ordering an aggressive ICE operation, Mamdani said on ABC’s This Week.“And whether those tools are the utilisation of the courts or it’s the tools of the bully pulpit or it’s our own city policies, we’re going to exhaust every option to protect New Yorkers,” he said.The mayor defended New York’s sanctuary-city policies, which Trump opposes, and allows cities to limit their cooperation with federal agencies seeking to deport undocumented immigrants.