Trump issues SHOCKING update on ICE shooting in Minnesota
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Summary
Takeaways
- ❖Donald Trump claimed an ICE agent was 'violently, willfully, and viciously ran over' by a 'disorderly' woman who was shot in 'self-defense' in Minneapolis.
- ❖Video footage presented by the host shows the ICE officer was not run over and the woman's car wheels were turned to avoid the agent.
- ❖Kristi Noem echoed Trump's claims, labeling the incident an 'act of domestic terrorism' and the woman a 'domestic terrorist' attempting to ram officers.
- ❖Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stated the federal government had 'done enough' and prepared the National Guard, asserting Minnesota would not be a 'prop in a national political fight'.
- ❖The Minnesota Attorney General called the incident 'tragically foreseeable' and emphasized the necessity of state involvement in the investigation, distrusting federal self-investigation.
- ❖A self-identified 'right-leaning' bystander and Geraldo Rivera also expressed condemnation of the ICE agent's actions, contradicting the official narrative.
Insights
1Conflicting Narratives on ICE Shooting
Donald Trump and Kristi Noem asserted that an ICE agent was violently attacked and shot a woman in self-defense during an incident in Minneapolis. Trump described the woman as a 'professional agitator' and 'disorderly,' claiming she 'violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE officer.' Noem amplified this, labeling the event 'an act of domestic terrorism' and the woman a 'domestic terrorist' attempting to ram officers.
Trump's Truth Social post and Kristi Noem's public statement (, )
2Video Evidence Contradicts Official Claims
The host presents video footage that directly refutes the claims made by Trump and Noem. The footage shows the ICE officer was not run over, and the woman's car wheels were turned to the right, indicating an attempt to avoid the agent, not to run them over. The host highlights the discrepancy between the official statements and the visual evidence.
Host's analysis of video footage ()
3Minnesota Officials Demand State-Level Accountability
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the state's Attorney General strongly condemned the federal operation and the official narrative. Governor Walz issued a warning order for the National Guard, stating Minnesota would not be used as a 'prop in a national political fight.' The Attorney General characterized the incident as 'tragically foreseeable' due to escalated ICE tactics and recruitment, emphasizing the critical need for state investigation and prosecution to ensure justice, given concerns about federal agencies investigating themselves.
Governor Walz's statement () and Minnesota Attorney General's comments ()
Lessons
- Demand state-level prosecution of the ICE agent involved in the Minneapolis shooting, bypassing federal investigation due to perceived bias and lack of accountability.
- Advocate for increased scrutiny and accountability for federal law enforcement agencies like ICE, particularly concerning their training, operational procedures, and public transparency.
- Challenge political narratives that contradict verifiable evidence, especially those used to justify lethal force or label citizens as 'domestic terrorists' without clear factual basis.
Quotes
"I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was obviously a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing, and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE officer who seems to have shot her in self-defense."
"It was an act of domestic terrorism. What happened was our ICE officers were out on an enforcement action. They got stuck in the snow because of the adverse weather that is in Minneapolis. They were attempting to push out their vehicle, and a woman attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle. An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him."
"We do not need any further help from the federal government. To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you've done enough. There's nothing more important than Minnesotan safety. I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard."
"I can say this is a tragic, tragically foreseeable incident because when you escalate with the number of ICE agents that Trump has done, when you recruit them, when you train them, when you signal to them that they don't have to operate under the normal rules by disclosing their identity, you let them wear masks, you do all these kind of things, you are going to have tragic incidents like this. It is foreseeable and it should be expected and it must be condemned."
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