The president could’ve tried to calm the waters and vow a thorough, independent investigation. Instead, he did what he always does.
Exactly one year ago this week, @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social noted that Trump “is at his absolute worst in a crisis.â€
The line came to mind reading Trump's reaction to an ICE agent shooting and killing an unarmed woman in Minneapolis — at which point did what he always does.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-01-07T21:44:33.740Z
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-minneapolis-ice-shooting-social-media
Details of the deadly incident are still coming into focus, but based on the available information, we know that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday during an operation in Minneapolis. The Trump administration immediately accused the victim — an unarmed, 37-year-old civilian — of “domestic terrorism,” even as many of those who’ve seen the video evidence of what transpired have drawn a very different conclusion.
“Having seen the video … myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said of the administration’s claims.
“This was an [ICE] agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey tells ICE to "get the f*** out" of city after agent kills woman
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— MS NOW (@ms.now) 2026-01-07T18:46:03.799Z
In theory, Donald Trump could’ve taken this opportunity to calm the waters and vow a thorough, independent investigation. In practice, however, the president responded to the developments in a typically Trumpian way....
His statement went on to argue:
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. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital.
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!
......Exactly one year ago this week, The New York Times’ David French noted that Trump “is
at his absolute worst in a crisis.” The columnist, whose observation at the time was related to foreign policy, added of the president,
“He is not a man who is ready to meet important and dangerous moments.”
That observation remains astute for a reason.
Tim Walz: "Our administration is going to stop at nothing to seek accountability and justice. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is working on the investigation."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-07T21:06:28.032Z
For his part, Tim Walz, Minnesota’s Democratic governor, told the public on Wednesday afternoon, “
Our administration is going to stop at nothing to seek accountability and justice. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is working on the investigation.”
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