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Trump Defends ICE Agent in Fatal Shooting of Protester

Published 8 January 2026

President Donald Trump defended a federal immigration agent's fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester during a nearly two-hour Oval Office interview on Wednesday evening, describing the incident as a "vicious situation" and insisting the agent acted in self-defense after the woman struck him with her vehicle.

The shooting occurred earlier that day in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were conducting targeted operations as part of a broader federal immigration enforcement effort. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the 37-year-old woman, identified as Renee Nicole Good, an American citizen protesting the agency's presence, drove an SUV that partially blocked a roadway. Federal officials stated that as agents approached, Good reversed the vehicle before moving forward, striking an officer and prompting another agent to fire three shots through the driver's side window, killing her. The injured agent was hospitalized but survived.

Trump, speaking with New York Times reporters, reiterated the administration's account when questioned about the event. "I want to see nobody get shot. I want to see...

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