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Leavitt Denounces Reporter in Fiery Briefing Over ICE Shooting

The exchange underscores an aggressive White House defense of ICE during the federal probe of Renee Good’s killing.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt went off on a columnist from The Hill at her press briefing on Thursday after he questioned whether ICE was doing everything by the book and rattled off statistics about deaths in ICE custody and U.S. citizens being detained.
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Overview

  • Niall Stanage of The Hill questioned claims that ICE is “doing everything correctly,” prompting Karoline Leavitt to call him a “left-wing hack.”
  • Stanage cited 32 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, 170 U.S. citizens detained by ICE, and the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
  • Leavitt urged reliance on the Department of Homeland Security’s account, defended ICE agents, and accused critics and parts of the press of fueling unrest.
  • The FBI is leading the investigation into the Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, whom officials say was injured during the encounter.
  • Protests continue in Minnesota as President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act, and reports say another person was wounded by a federal agent in Minneapolis.