Trump demands play-by-play review of brutal ICE killing as he claims victim 'ran over' armed agent
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, ran over the agent.
By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER
Published: 17:01 GMT, 8 January 2026 | Updated: 19:15 GMT, 8 January 2026
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, plowed 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.
'And then she ran him over. She didn't try to run him over. She ran him over,' Trump said.
When the Times questioned whether the video was too unclear to draw early conclusions, Trump demanded to watch the footage again.
'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 the clip up on a laptop to demonstrate his point to the reporters.
On the screen appeared a grainy video - which has spread like viral wildfire online - showing the burgundy Honda Pilot jerking forward into an ICE agent standing near the hood before the official opened fire on 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 7, 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.