Rep. Ilhan Omar says it is “not acceptable” for Trump, others to make early judgments on Minneapolis ICE shooting
Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday that it was “not acceptable” that President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued public statements condemning the attack. woman shot dead by ICE agent in Minneapolis “without thorough investigation.”
“If they say we shouldn’t believe our eyes, then let the investigation play out before we label this mother of three a domestic terrorist,” he added. Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” “Prove to us what documentation you have on this one, she was paid and two, that she was agitated when we hear that she is not angry, that she is not angry, that she is clearly trying to give up cars to get around her. And so this level of rhetoric is unjustifiable to the American people. »
Amid an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was shot and killed Wednesday. Renee Nicole Good, 37-year-old American citizen. Video of the incident from different vantage points ricocheted across social media, with Mr. Trump and Vance insisting that Good was behind the shooting, although it is unclear from the footage whether Good was trying to ram the ICE agent or flee.
Immediately after the shooting, Noem called it an “act of domestic terrorism,” repeating Sunday that Good had “used his vehicle as a weapon to commit an act of violence against law enforcement and the public.”
In response to Omar’s comments on Sunday, a White House spokesperson said “multiple videos” contradicted Omar and insisted that “the ICE officer was clearly struck by Good’s car.”
Minneapolis, which Omar represents in Congress, has been in shock since the shooting, with days of protests. Immediately after the shooting, Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey told ICE to “get the hell out of Minneapolis,” and Gov. Tim Walz called the federal agency’s account of events “bullshit.” Walz added: “Don’t believe this propaganda machine. »
Omar said she thinks “it’s really important that Americans record” ICE agents and law enforcement at protests in order to “create the level of accountability and transparency that we need.”
“What we saw in Minneapolis was ICE agents jumping out of their cars a lot,” Omar said. “These are unmarked cars. Often, they’re wearing a mask. They approach and run toward the cars. They get people out of these cars. Often, these people are citizens. Often, these people have documentation of their legal right to be in this country, and we know that DHS has lied repeatedly regarding these accounts, so it’s even more important that there are eyewitness records every time these actions take place.”
