CNN host Jake Tapper played a clip of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot Sunday as he pushed back on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s criticism of media coverage of Wednesday’s shooting in Minneapolis involving federal law enforcement and a woman accused of weaponizing her vehicle.
Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent while the agency was executing an operation in Minneapolis, prompting angry reactions from Democrats including Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. After revealing she viewed videos of the deadly incident prior to her Wednesday press conference in which she said the agent’s actions were self-defense, Noem criticized the “State of the Union” host over media coverage of the incident.
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“I’m just waiting for the investigation to come through. I’m wondering if you’re not doing a disservice to the officer by reaching a conclusion before the investigation takes place,” Tapper said.
Noem fired back, “I haven’t heard you say once what a disservice it’s done for Mayor Frey to get up and to tell ICE to ‘Get the eff out’ of his city and AOC [Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] to stand up before she had any of the facts and call this officer a murderer.”
“I’m interviewing him next. I’m interviewing him— ” Tapper said as Noem continued.
“Well, call them out, Jake. Spend as much time calling them out. I have provided you with facts and information to back up every single word that we have said in every single part of this investigation. And if you don’t like it, that’s fine. But we’re going to continue to do the right thing to keep the American people safe.”
Tapper then responded by playing a clip from the Capitol riot, during which over 100 law enforcement officers were injured, questioning if they would have been justified in using deadly force. Tapper also noted President Donald Trump issued a blanket pardon for the rioters when he returned to office Jan. 20, 2025. A Capitol Police officer shot and killed one of those who stormed the building.
“Every single situation is going to rely on the situation those officers are on,” Noem noted. “But they know that, when people are putting hands on them, when they are using weapons against them, when they are physically harming them, that they have the authority to arrest those individuals and make sure that they’re facing consequences, and make sure that they’re getting justice for their actions going forward.”
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