Source: Radio New Zealand
US president Donald Trump says he felt “horribly” about the shooting of mother of three Renee Good and hopes her father still supports him.
Good, a 37-year-old US citizen, was killed when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot into her vehicle Minneapolis in early January.
She was was hit at point blank range as she apparently tried to drive away from agents who were crowding around her car, which they said was blocking their way.
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, surged law enforcement up to about 2000 officers in the area by January, during an immigration crackdown it named ‘Operation Metro Surge’.
“And you know they’re going to make mistakes sometimes, Trump said.
“ICE is going to be too rough with somebody or you know – they’re dealing with rough people. They’re going to make a mistake sometimes, it can happen.
“I felt horribly when I was told that the young woman who was – had the tragedy, it’s a tragedy, it’s a horrible thing.
“Everybody would say ..ICE would say the same thing.
“But when I learned her her parents – an her father in particular is like, I hope he still is, but I don’t know – was a tremendous Trump fan.
“He was all for Trump, loved Trump. And uh … it’s terrible. I was told that by a lot of people, they said, oh he loves you … I hope he still feels that way, I don’t know – it’s a hard, hard situation.”
The fatal shooting sparked protest rallies across the United States.
– Published by EveningReport.nz and AsiaPacificReport.nz, see: MIL OSI in partnership with Radio New Zealand
