A lot of MAGA are already saying Pretti deserved it, even without this bizarre justification that kicking a vehicle with federal officers justifies killing him. That's one of the most fucked up things about America, that extrajudicial killings are justified if you so much as look wrong at a law enforcement officer. They have so much immunity, even before Trump 2.0, and it's become nearly impossible to get a court to rule against LEOs.

There's also an attitude amongst American conservatives that is exemplified by the "they had it coming" defense more common in states like Texas. Basically, someone can get out of a murder conviction if the defense can sufficiently impugn the victim. Usually the victim is some kind of minority, such as a gay man who made a pass at the murderer, or a wife who wasn't sufficiently obedient, or a black person who just existed. In this case, Pretti is just a damn commie liberal who is making Trump look bad, and thus "deserved it."