Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg Claims Armed Man Shot in Minneapolis Merely Had 'His Phone and a Bottle of Water'

CLAIM: ABC’s The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg claimed Monday that the man shot in Minneapolis by a federal agent Saturday had a “phone and a bottle of water.” Pretti’s ex-wife told the AP he got a concealed carry permit approximately three years ago and owned “at least one” pistol at the time of their separation. He holds a PhD in Military History with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe.

Author: AWR Hawkins

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