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Jake Tapper pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday to explain how the administration will ensure an impartial investigation of ICE agent Jonathan Ross He is seen in Minneapolis video shooting woman in car last week.
this Photo by Renee Nicole Good, A 37-year-old mother of three sparked hundreds of thousands of Americans to protest across the country this weekend.
In his cellphone video, Ross called Goode a “f***ing b****” and then fired at the vehicle as it appeared to veer away from him. It was unclear whether the officer was hit by the side of the car.
The secretary of state tried to accuse Democrats and the media of prejudging the officer’s guilt, but when state of the union address The host questioned whether the government’s staunch defense of the officer’s actions would hurt future investigations.
Instead, Noem tried to distance Tapper from his own problems in the interview, insisting that it was actually the media that made Americans less safe.
After she again insisted that the officer fired “to protect himself,” even though Goode’s car was clearly moving away from him, Tapper asked her whether the comments “hurt” the officer by complicating the investigation or tarnishing him.
“I want to know if you did any harm to the officer by coming to a conclusion before the investigation began,” he suggested.
“I didn’t hear you say how damaging it was for Mayor Frey to stand up and say, ‘Let ICE kick the F out of my city,’ and [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] Noem responded, “Standing up and calling this officer a murderer before she had any facts.” Tapper countered that Frey was actually his next guest on the show.
The argument between the two men lasted for several minutes, with Noem ducking and dodging every question Tapper asked.
“The question is: What was she doing when she moved the car?” Tapper said, referring to the central question of whether Goode intended to use her car to attack any ICE agents.
Noem changed the topic: “The question is, why are we arguing with a president who is committed to keeping people safe?”
Her interview comes as public sentiment appears to be rallying against the government.
J.D. Vance, Vice President, Who posted his response on X, Both called Goode’s death a tragedy and accused her of engaging in domestic terrorism. The Department of Homeland Security warned on Saturday that anyone who “touches” federal law enforcement officers will be dealt with harshly.
a public opinion poll First to report Axios Even before the shootings, ICE’s reputation was on the line. There are growing numbers of Americans supporting abolishing the agency altogether, and growing numbers opposing it.
Democrats strongly condemned Goode’s shooting and accused the administration of filling the ICE ranks with untrained novices as part of the White House’s obsession with meeting mass deportation goals set by the president and his close advisers. Stephen Miller.
In return, the White House and relevant federal agencies accused the media of “failing” Americans’ expectations by reporting the incident through an allegedly dishonest lens. Vance led the charge on this, and Noem echoed it on CNN.
“I think a lot of people, even yourself, think this situation is very different and not real,” she insisted to Tapper.
As Noem insisted that Tapper was wrong when she said she lied about what she saw on video of the shooting, Noem told Tapper that what she said was “the truth” and then was immediately caught changing her story.
In his initial statement about the shooting, the secretary of state said that when the officers’ vehicle became stuck in the snow and they “attempted to push it out,” Goode allegedly “attacked” the agent. Noem changed her language slightly as she responded to Tapper: “They were there, pushing out a car earlier—”
“But that’s not what you said,” replied a frustrated Tapper.
As video of the shooting circulated around the world, the government reportedly grappled with its public image.
Protests in multiple cities including but not limited to Minneapolis, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York and Los Angeles, reflecting a level of widespread outrage not seen since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020, which sparked massive demonstrations in dozens of cities over the summer.