"The shooting, we should note, was Wednesday at 10:37 a.m. eastern, Tapper said. Just over two hours later, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement definitively asserting what had happened, defending the ICE agent, accusing Renee Good of domestic terrorism. That's a characterization that you reiterated in a press conference half an hour later."
"Now, Republican Senator Thom Tillis said, it was very unusual to have a senior law enforcement official to draw a conclusion about an event where the scene was still being processed. Generally speaking, law enforcement would recognize that a life was lost, that families are changed forever, the shooter's life will change forever, we're collecting video, we are trying to assess the situation."
"Everything that I've said has been proven to be factual in 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, 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 of the situation of what had unfolded in Minneapolis."
A lengthy CNN exchange focused on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's rapid public characterization of the Minneapolis ICE shooting. DHS issued a statement within hours defending the ICE agent and labeling Renee Good a domestic terrorist, a description Noem reiterated at a later press conference. Republican Senator Thom Tillis and others criticized drawing firm conclusions while the scene was still being processed. Noem insisted her statements were factual, cited recent on-the-ground conversations with officers and supervisors, and argued transparency required prompt disclosure. The exchange included direct challenges to Noem's account and references to video evidence that appeared to contradict her initial description.
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