President Donald Trump insists that Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official in Minneapolis, ran over the agent.
‘She behaved horribly,’ Trump told the New York Times in a sweeping sit-down interview, his second conversation this week with the outlet he’s repeatedly lambasted. He also spoke to a Times reporter shortly after he ordered US special forces into Venezuela.
‘And then she ran him over. She didn’t try to run him over. She ran him over,’ Trump said.
When the Times pressed the president on the video of the incident being unclear, perhaps too cloudy to draw early conclusions, Trump demanded to watch the tape back.
‘I’ll play the tape for you right now,’ he told the four reporters sitting with him in the Oval Office.
Natalie Harp, one of Trump’s closest aides, quickly brought up the clip on a laptop to demonstrate his point to the reporters.
On the screen appeared a grainy video – which has been spread like viral wildfire online – showing from afar the burgundy Honda Pilot jerk forward into an ICE agent standing in front of the hood before the official opened fire on the Good, ultimately killing her.
‘That was a vicious situation that took place,’ Trump remarked.
‘She behaved horribly,’ Trump said of Renee Good, the woman who was shot and killed by ICE. ‘And then she ran him over. She didn’t try to run him over. She ran him over’
ICE agent who fatally woman in Minneapolis. Grab taken from video
Police tape surrounds a vehicle suspected to be involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, ‘fearing for his life’ killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis.
The president noted the entire situation was unfortunate.
‘I want to see nobody get shot,’ he said. ‘I want to see nobody screaming and trying to run over policemen either.’
As the Times repeatedly argued that the tape was too unclear to clearly state which party was at fault, the president didn’t appear dissuaded.
‘It’s a terrible scene,’ the president said after watching the video. ‘I think it’s horrible to watch. No, I hate to see it.’
The same day, the president put out a statement noting the deceased driver appeared to be at fault for the tragedy.
‘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,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said Good’s actions amount to ‘domestic terrorism’ after she ‘weaponized’ her car against the agent.
Though Trump’s border czar Tom Homan had a more measured response, noting he will wait until an investigation is concluded to weigh in.
Law enforcement stands guard after the shooting
People demonstrate against ICE in Minneapolis. Activists have taken to the streets and pelted law enforcement with snowballs
‘Let the investigation play out,’ Homan told CBS News, adding, ‘hold people accountable based on the investigation.’
Since the horrific incident, protests have engulfed Minneapolis, and law enforcement has been chased off and pelted with snowballs by activists.
The president has not yet addressed the protests, though a press conference is scheduled for Thursday. Vice President JD Vance, who has spoken out in defense of the ICE agent online, will take the podium alongside Karoline Leavitt.
