Noem doubles down on fatal ICE shooting — and vows to flood Minneapolis with more agents

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem doubled down Sunday on her defense of the fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting and vowed to send in "hundreds" more agents.But critics accuse the administration of hiding what actually happened to Renee Nicole Good and dictating what Americans should believe.The big picture: Within hours of the shooting, the Department of Homeland Security and Noem labeled Good's actions an "act of domestic terrorism" before any investigation. The administration now controls the probe into the shooting after state investigators say they were blocked from case materials and scene evidence.Noem and other officials swiftly defended the officer and claimed videos support their claim the agent acted in self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called that a "garbage narrative."Between the lines: While Noem did not identify the shooter, the Minnesota Star Tribune, the N.Y. Times and other outlets identified him as Jonathan Ross.Driving the news: Noem denied Sunday that she rushed to judgment.Asked by CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," why she didn't wait for an investigation, Noem claimed "everything that I've said has been proven to be factual, and the truth."Tapper disputed Noem's account, relaying her Jan. 7 claim that Good "attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle" as they were "attempting to push out their vehicle" from the snow.Noem shot back, "It absolutely is what happened."Reality check: Video analysis of footage from different angles contradicts Noem. Clips show Good waving vehicles past her. One pulled up, and agents got out. None appeared to be pushing a stuck car.Even a video DHS reposted from conservative outlet Alpha News that shows the shooting from Ross' perspective appears to undermine the administration's narrative."That's fine dude. I'm not mad at you," Good says from behind the wheel of her car, which was parked perpendicular to the road, partially blocking traffic. Ross, trailed by Good's wife who was also filming, makes his way around the car toward the driver's side.Good's wife calls out, "You wanna come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy."After an agent yells "get out of the f---ing car," Good appears to reverse, turn her wheel away from Ross and pull away. Shots ring out as the shaky camera jerks skyward, and a male voice calls her a "f---ing b---."Context: The shooting sparked anti-ICE protests across the nation as Americans sour on the agency.It's also further inflamed tensions between Minnesota and federal officials over ICE's unprecedented enforcement in the Twin Cities.What they're saying: Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) told ABC's "This Week" that what "we are seeing here is the federal government, Kristi Noem, Vice President Vance, Donald Trump, attempt to cover up what happened here in the Twin Cities."She added, "I don't think that people here and around the country are believing it."Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who was blocked Saturday alongside other lawmakers from touring an ICE detention facility, called Noem's and President Trump's rhetoric "unjustifiable" on CBS News' "Face the Nation." "If they're saying we shouldn't believe our eyes, then let the investigation take place before you characterize this mother of three as a domestic terrorist," she said.Zoom out: Tapper asked Noem how she could be so certain Good was trying to hurt the officer, rather than flee. She offered no new evidence, again saying Good "weaponized" her car and the officer "defended his life and those colleagues around him and the public."Minneapolis' mayor previously called that "bulls--t.""Am I biased in this? Of course. And I'm biased because I got two eyes," Frey told Tapper on Sunday. "Anybody can see these videos. Anybody can see that this victim is not a domestic terrorist."Noem said she had spoken to the officers' supervisors and seen videos before she spoke about the incident at a press conference that day.What's next: Noem, also appearing on Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures," said she'll send "hundreds" more officers, arriving Sunday and Monday.Federal agents have already flooded Minneapolis as part of what DHS has touted as the "largest immigration operation ever."Go deeper: What DHS' own rules say on the deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis