It was first posted by Alpha News - an ultra right wing outlet based in Minnesota. The video was then almost immediately posted on the White House website and by JD Vance, among others. I saw some media outlets refer to it as being "released" by the White House while others used the word "shared". Regardless, it is clear the administration is promoting it as supporting everything they said (even though in reality it contradicts everything they said).
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/us/ice-agent-cellphone-video-minneapolis
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the newly released video backs up what the agency has said – that the ICE agent acted in self-defense. “This footage corroborates what DHS has stated all along – that this individual was impeding law enforcement and weaponized her vehicle in an attempt to kill or cause bodily harm to federal law enforcement. The officer was in fear of his own life, the lives of his fellow officers and acted in self-defense. The American people can watch this video with their own eyes and ears and judge for themselves,” McLaughlin said in a statement on Friday.
Absolutely nobody who hasn't already made up their mind that the Trump administration can do no wrong could watch that video "with their own eyes and ears" and think it corroborates anything DHS has stated. McLaughlin said "this individual was impeding law enforcement" The video clearly shows that to be blatantly FALSE "and weaponized her vehicle in an attempt to kill or cause bodily harm to federal law enforcement" and the video also clearly shows that to be blatantly FALSE. There is nothing in the video that supports either statement. "The officer was in fear of his own life, the lives of his fellow officers and acted in self-defense." Once again, the video shows no reason for anyone to be in fear for their lives except Renee Nicole Good.
So the question is, do they really believe it supports their statements? If they do, they are unbelievably stupid or brainwashed.
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