President Donald Trump is weighing in on the fatal shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis, and his words are already stirring strong reactions nationwide.
Trump said he personally watched video footage of the incident that left one woman dead during an ICE operation in Minnesota. According to him, the officer involved acted in self defense. His comments were posted directly to Truth Social and quickly spread across social media and cable news.
This incident comes as immigration enforcement continues to spark intense debate across the country. Minneapolis, already a national symbol for conversations around policing and protest, now finds itself back in the spotlight.
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What happened next depends on investigations still unfolding. However, Trump’s framing of the event sets the tone for how his supporters and critics are already interpreting what took place.
Donald Trump Says ICE Officer Acted “In Self Defense”
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President Trump said he saw the clip of the fatal shooting involving Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota that left one woman dead on Wednesday, saying the agency’s officer was acting “in self defense.”
“I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and 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 in a Truth Social post.
Trump’s language was direct and emotional. He placed responsibility squarely on those he described as agitators interfering with law enforcement. He also emphasized what he viewed as escalating hostility toward ICE officers across the country.
Supporters quickly echoed his claims online. Critics, meanwhile, questioned his characterization of the women involved and called for independent verification of the events shown in the video.
As a result, the incident has become more than a local tragedy. It has turned into a national flashpoint in the ongoing debate over immigration enforcement, protest, and police use of force.
Trump Says ICE Officer Survived and Is Recovering
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Trump went on to say the ICE officer is alive and recovering in the hospital following the incident.
He used this detail to reinforce his position that the officer was under serious threat during the confrontation. According to Trump, the officer’s injuries support his claim that the shooting was justified.
In his statement, Trump also broadened the issue beyond this single incident. He framed it as part of a larger pattern of attacks against law enforcement officers and ICE agents.
“The situation is being studied, in its entirety, but the reason these incidents are happening is because the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis. They are just trying to do the job of MAKING AMERICA SAFE. We need to stand by and protect our Law Enforcement Officers from this Radical Left Movement of Violence and Hate!” the president said.
His words underline how deeply divided the country remains. For some, they signal support for officers operating under dangerous conditions. For others, they raise concerns about rhetoric influencing public perception before investigations are complete.