Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem clashed with CNN anchor Jake Tapper over her remarks following a deadly shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minnesota. After a Minneapolis ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, Noem said at a news conference that Good was engaging in “domestic terrorism” and attempting to “weaponize her vehicle” against federal officers.
Tapper questioned Noem about the comments, noting they were made before an investigation into the incident had been launched.
“Well, everything that I‘ve said has been proven to be factual and the truth,” Noem said. “This administration wants to operate in transparency. I have the responsibility as the secretary of Homeland Security to know this information as soon as possible.
“I had just been in Minneapolis the day before, had already had conversations with officers on the ground and supervisors, and knew the facts and decided that the department and the people of this country deserve to know the truth about the situation of what had unfolded in Minneapolis,” Noem continued.
“With all due respect, Secretary, the first thing you said was, ‘what happened was our ICE officers were out in 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,’” Tapper said, summarizing her remarks. “That‘s not what happened. We all saw what happened.”
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