President Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, shared his perspective on a recent incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota, via a post on Truth Social. The statement, signed “PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP,” addresses an event involving federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during an ongoing immigration enforcement operation in the city.
In the post, Trump describes having viewed a clip of the incident, which he characterizes as “a horrible thing to watch.” He states that a woman who was screaming appeared to be a “professional agitator.” According to Trump, the woman driving the car was “very disorderly, obstructing and resisting,” before she “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer.” He asserts that the officer “seems to have shot her in self defense.”
Trump notes that, based on the clip, “it is hard to believe he is alive,” but confirms the officer is now recovering in the hospital. He mentions that the situation “is being studied, in its entirety.”
The president attributes such incidents to broader issues, stating that “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.” He emphasizes that these agents “are just trying to do the job of MAKING AMERICA SAFE,” and concludes with a call to action: “We need to stand by and protect our Law Enforcement Officers from this Radical Left Movement of Violence and Hate!”
This post from President Trump comes amid reports of a fatal shooting on January 7, 2026, during a large-scale federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. DHS officials described the event as involving a woman who allegedly attempted to run over agents with her vehicle—an action they labeled as domestic terrorism—resulting in her being fatally shot by an ICE officer. Local officials, including Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, have publicly disputed aspects of the federal account, citing video evidence and calling for further investigation.
