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Trump repeats claim that Renee Good was part of 'leftwing network' of paid agitators
Summary
The president endorsed his vice-president's allegation that Renee Good belonged to a 'leftwing network' of paid agitators; video of the Minneapolis incident captured a bystander repeatedly shouting 'shame', and reporting says many other recorded incidents show similar reactions.
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President Donald Trump repeated an allegation that Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, was part of a 'leftwing network' of paid agitators. He endorsed comments made by his vice-president and pointed to video of the incident in which a bystander repeatedly shouted "shame" at federal officers. The president described the repeated shouting as indicative of a "professional" or paid agitator. Reporting notes that many other recorded encounters over the past year show similar vocal responses toward immigration officers.
Reported details:
- The president endorsed the vice-president's claim that Renee Good was part of a network of paid agitators and cited a witness video as support.
- Video of the Minneapolis incident captured a bystander shouting the word "shame" multiple times; reporting says it was not clear whether the voice was that of the person filming or someone nearby.
- The article states that hundreds of recorded incidents feature comparable shouting at immigration officers, which it says contradicts the idea that only paid operatives behave this way.
Summary:
The president repeated an allegation linking Renee Good to paid agitators and cited a bystander's repeated shouting as evidence. The reporting notes similar recorded reactions in other incidents; next public or legal steps are undetermined at this time.
