STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Vinny Guadagnino is being scrutinized by his fanbase after his comments about ICE and the murder of Alex Pretti went viral.
“The other option to change course [is] … to stop [demonstrators] jumping into the middle of the active police scenes that are happening because it’s causing people to get killed by angry men with guns wearing squat gear due to human error, force, fear, miscommunication or whatever else the police acts poorly at times,” Guadagnino wrote in an Instagram comment section.
“I’d rather the people be saved by not depending on the proper judgement of angry guys with guns in the middle of street brawls,” the reality star said.
He appeared to question why Minnesotans were protesting the ICE raids disrupting daily life in Minneapolis.
“Why are they [demonstrators] jumping in now? Who is telling them to? This has been going on and law enforcement has always existed. Is it plausible puppeteers are making this happen for political gain and power?” he asked.
He claimed that Pretti was “a victim of somehow feeling compelled to be in the middle of a police investigation.”
Guadagnino did, however, write that he believes Pretti’s killing was a “…. wrongful tragic death by angry young men with guns who should be held accountable if wrong doing was done.”
He is a known supporter of President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, attending the Oct. 27, 2024, Madison Square Garden rally that featured names like Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, and now HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Guadagnino defended his vote for Trump in the 2024 election on social media as well.
The star is on a stand-up comedy tour around the United States titled “Vinny G Live,” with his next show landing him in a Democratic stronghold: Boston.