"President Trump's long-standing view has become official policy: His supporters are definitionally "patriotic" and therefore entitled to take any actions on his behalf, regardless of how violent or illegal they may be. His opponents are definitionally terrorists, and therefore constitute legitimate targets of state violence. This is how an organized mass attack to overthrow the government becomes "peaceful" and "patriotic," while a single woman attempting to flee ICE agents constitutes a violent attempt to overthrow the government."
"It is possible that the ICE officer who shot Good feared that she intended to drive her car into him. But video documentation shows that she was turning her car away from the officer when he shot her. Although it remains unclear whether her car grazed him, videos show the officer running down the street to check on Good, then walking away unaided."
An administration published an apologia for supporters who stormed the Capitol and immediately defended them as patriotic. A senior adviser accused Democrats of "inciting a violent insurrection" after ICE agents in Minneapolis shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, creating a striking echo of language. The administration's stance frames supporters as entitled to act violently on behalf of the leader and frames opponents as terrorists who can be targeted with state violence. Video shows Good was turning her car away when an ICE officer shot her and then walked away unaided, and family members say she was not an activist but was near an ICE raid after dropping off her child.
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