President Trump's Defense of ICE Agent Who Fatally Shot Woman in Minneapolis Raises Eyebrows
In a shocking display, President Donald Trump quickly came to the defense of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. The president claimed that the woman, Renee Nicole Good, was at fault because she tried to "run over" the officer.
When asked about his conclusion, Trump invited reporters to watch surveillance footage on a laptop, claiming it would prove his point. However, as the slow-motion video played out, it became clear that it did not show the officer being run over by Good's vehicle. Despite this, Trump insisted that he hated watching such violent scenes and believed it was horrible.
Trump's defense of the agent has been met with skepticism from state and local officials, who dispute the official account of the incident. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the federal descriptions "garbage," while the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it was barred from participating in the investigation.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also defended the agent, saying he used his training to save his own life and that of his colleagues. However, her account has been widely criticized as biased and lacking in credibility.
The incident highlights the deepening divide between Trump's administration and local authorities on issues related to immigration and law enforcement. As the president continues to defend his allies despite growing opposition from many quarters, it remains to be seen how this incident will play out in the courts and beyond.
In a shocking display, President Donald Trump quickly came to the defense of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. The president claimed that the woman, Renee Nicole Good, was at fault because she tried to "run over" the officer.
When asked about his conclusion, Trump invited reporters to watch surveillance footage on a laptop, claiming it would prove his point. However, as the slow-motion video played out, it became clear that it did not show the officer being run over by Good's vehicle. Despite this, Trump insisted that he hated watching such violent scenes and believed it was horrible.
Trump's defense of the agent has been met with skepticism from state and local officials, who dispute the official account of the incident. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the federal descriptions "garbage," while the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it was barred from participating in the investigation.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also defended the agent, saying he used his training to save his own life and that of his colleagues. However, her account has been widely criticized as biased and lacking in credibility.
The incident highlights the deepening divide between Trump's administration and local authorities on issues related to immigration and law enforcement. As the president continues to defend his allies despite growing opposition from many quarters, it remains to be seen how this incident will play out in the courts and beyond.
. Can't believe Trump is defending some ICE agent who shot a woman dead...and now he's saying she was the one who tried to run him over? Come on, man! 
That surveillance footage was like, super clear that didn't happen, right? 
It just showed her driving away and then...nothing. Yet Trump is still sticking by his story? 
What's going on with this guy? Is he trying to turn the whole situation into some kind of hero narrative? 
Not buying it, if you ask me 
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...what else is he hiding? and what's with kristi noem saying the agent used his training to save his own life? doesn't sound right at all 
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. I mean, come on, a woman gets shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and Trump is just defending him without even seeing the full footage? That's not right, you know? The fact that he had to show us some grainy video to prove his point just makes it look like he's trying to spin something. And those local officials calling out his administration on this... I get it, someone did try to run over the agent, but does that really justify deadly force? It seems like a pretty shaky defense to me 
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. and now Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is saying the feds are spreading garbage about the incident? that's low 
. I don't think we should be surprised by this, though - Trump has been known to side with his buddies no matter what, even if it means going against the law 
Oh great, because what we really need is a slow-motion video to "prove" that someone's life was worth sacrificing just for running over a cop... Like, come on, Trump, didn't you watch that thing and just get "horror-struck"? 
The more I think about it, the more I'm like... was this really a training exercise for self-preservation? Or just a free ticket out of Minneapolis for "hero" ICE agents? 
this whole thing just feels like more proof that the system is broken and we need to start makin some real changes...
his whole thing with the video didn't even make sense - slow mo footage doesn't change the fact that a woman was shot and killed in cold blood 
. meanwhile we got politicians more concerned about saving face than doing what's right... why can't they just admit when they're wrong?