Overview
- Ellen DeGeneres posted an Instagram video saying she is proud of peaceful protesters and sorry for anyone hurt while protesting.
- She referenced Minneapolis as the site of her last stand-up special and called it the happiest city in America, offering thoughts, prayers, and love.
- Fox News reports daily demonstrations throughout January following the Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Good, with DHS deploying more than 2,000 federal officers to the Twin Cities.
- The Daily Caller labeled DeGeneres’s message tone-deaf and self-indulgent, while Breitbart framed demonstrators as anti-ICE agitators and blamed Democratic officials.
- Both outlets noted DeGeneres relocated to England in 2024, a detail used to question her proximity to events in Minneapolis.