In a blistering takedown, US Vice President JD Vance accused corporate media of dangerously distorting facts in the wake of a fatal Minneapolis shootout between an ICE agent and a woman interfering in an immigration enforcement. ‘Completely shameful,’ Vance fumed, holding up a photo of CNN’s provocative chyron that screamed outrage over an ‘ICE agent killing a US citizen’ without key details.
‘Say it like this: It was an attack on law enforcement,’ Vance insisted, revealing the officer’s prior trauma—being dragged by a vehicle and suffering 33 leg stitches just months earlier. This history, he argued, justified the agent’s heightened vigilance when the woman allegedly moved to obstruct the operation again.
Vance didn’t mince words on media bias: ‘You’re not journalists anymore; you’re propaganda machines making law enforcement impossible.’ Dismissing calls to wait for the investigation, he stressed known facts: illegal interference posed a clear threat to the officer’s safety.
Pushing back on narratives painting the woman as innocent, Vance drew a line: ‘Fine, discuss intent. But don’t spread lies that an ICE agent murdered an innocent bystander.’ He called for accountability at the top—target politicians, not officers enforcing voter-mandated policies.
On unity, Vance flipped the script: ‘Your reporting is the tension. This is the most misreported story I’ve seen.’ Citing falling crime rates thanks to bold policing, he demanded better: ‘Stop signaling that self-defense equals guilt. Be more careful.’
The Vice President’s remarks underscore a growing rift between the administration and mainstream media, as debates rage over immigration enforcement and press responsibility in high-stakes incidents.
