'This is not normal': CNN host shocked by Kristi Noem's ICE shooting claims
CNN anchor Dana Bash Thursday was shocked after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's continued claims about the fatal ICE killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
Noem responded to series of questions from reporters during a press conference in New York City when she doubled down on the allegations that Good had targeted an ICE officer while driving her maroon Honda Pilot — while also saying that there should be a more thorough investigation.
"This vehicle was used to hit this officer. It was used as a weapon. And the officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy," Noem said.
Bash started questioning Noem's statements during the live broadcast.
"Reporters were able to ask a number of questions about what happened in Minneapolis. But the headline is that the Homeland Security secretary has declared what happened and is putting the blame entirely on the woman who died and then saying, there needs to be an investigation. So I'm not sure how those those two go together," Bash said. "But there is a conclusion that she is making a very steep conclusion, a very, specific conclusion. And yet there has been no investigation that has taken place."
Noem repeated what she said in the hours after the fatal shooting — which Bash pointed out.
"I think that we have all become accustomed to the Trump administration. And to be fair, you know, Democrats who are watching this to sort of everybody goes to their corners about what happened instead of taking a breath and saying, let's get the facts and let's let the investigation play out," Bash said. "And in a situation like this we have to remind people this is not normal, never mind the shooting, which is horrible, but the aftermath, this is there's not even a shared understanding of facts, or at least waiting for the facts anymore. And you're hearing from people who are rank and file in the Department of Homeland Security that they're shocked and probably not happy about it."