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Speaker Johnson blames Renee Good for her own killing as ICE agents cite her death to threaten civilians

This is not justice. It is a threat.

Jason Weisberger
Jan 13, 2026
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After the Minneapolis ICE killing of Renee Good, Republican leadership has repeatedly defended the shooter and framed Good’s behavior as culpable, while ICE personnel and federal rhetoric have used her death to intimidate, terrorize, and justify violent enforcement tactics.

This framing reached an ugly crescendo when House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly d…

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