Trump says he hopes Renee Good's father is still a 'Trump fan' following Minneapolis tragedy
President Donald Trump said the death of Renee Good during a confrontation with an Immigration and Customs Enforcment (ICE) agent was a "tragedy" while remarking he hopes the slain woman's...
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President Donald Trump said the death of Renee Good during a confrontation with an Immigration and Customs Enforcment (ICE) agent was a "tragedy" while remarking he hopes the slain woman's father is still a "tremendous Trump fan." "I felt horribly when I was told that the young woman who … had that tragedy. It's a tragedy. It's a horrible thing. Everybody would say it, ICE would say the same thing," Trump said Tuesday during a White House press conference. Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Trump's second inauguration, with the president joining the White House press briefing to read through a series of his administration's accomplishments. Amid his lengthy remarks, Trump discussed the fatal shooting of Good in Minneapolis Jan. 7 by an ICE officer. Federal officials have defended the use of force as necessary, citing Good was allegedly using her vehicle as a weapon against an agent before he opened fire. The death has sparked condemnation from Democrats and other critics that it was a "murder" at the hands of the government, sparking protests and clashes with federal immigration officers in the Twin Cities in recent days. RENEE GOOD WAS 'SUMMARILY EXECUTED,' NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST CLAIMS, OMITTING KEY DETAILS Trump told the media earlier in January that Good's father was allegedly a Trump supporter, and said Tuesday that he hopes he still has the dad's support following the death. "When I learned her, her parents and her father in particular is like — I hope he still is, but, I don't know — was a tremendous Trump fan. He was all for Trump, loved Trump. And, you know, it's terrible. I was told that by a lot of people. They said, ‘Oh, he loves you.'" KRISTI NOEM CHIDES CBS HOST FOR NAMING ICE AGENT INVOVLED IN RENEE GOOD SHOOTING "I hope he still feels that way. And it's hard, hard situation. But her father was a tremendous, and and parents, were tremendous Trump fans. It's so sad. It just happens. It's terrible," Trump continued. Fox News Digital attempted…