Vice-President JD Vance launched a blistering defence of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, accusing the media of misleading coverage that puts law enforcement at risk. Speaking at the White House, Vance insisted that Renee Good, a 37-year-old poet and mother, had tried to ram the officer with her car, although videos of the incident suggest she was driving away.
Vance claimed without evidence that Good was part of a 'broader leftwing network' using 'domestic terror techniques' to oppose immigration enforcement. He singled out a CNN headline describing 'Outrage after ICE officer kills US citizen in Minneapolis' as typical of what he called 'corporate media' bias. The vice-president told reporters: 'This was an attack on law and order. This was an attack on the American people.'
The 41-year-old VP, seen as a potential rival to Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the 2028 Republican nomination, used the briefing to assert his influence after being sidelined during the US operation to arrest Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Vance's combative performance drew comparisons to former press secretary Sean Spicer's media-bashing tactics.
When asked who was behind the alleged leftwing network, Vance admitted 'it's one of the things we're going to have to figure out', but continued to berate journalists: 'You should be ashamed of yourselves, every single one of you.' He dismissed calls to await the outcome of the investigation, which is ongoing.
