"[…] the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive […]," wrote Trump on his social media platform Truth Social. He reposted a 13-second clip to support his claim. In it, we see a dark-colored SUV driving toward an officer. Trump's post was also posted as a screencast on the White House Instagram account.

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DW fact check: False. Trump's claim that Renee Nicole Good ran over an ICE officer is false. The clip the US president shared was initially posted on the Instagram channel KSTP-TV 5 Eyewitness News. Looking closely at the clip Trump shared — posted to his account in slow motion — one may indeed get the impression at the 5-second time stamp that the SUV has run the officer over, and that he starts shooting a moment later in response. However, it is clear by the 8-second mark, at the latest, that the aforementioned ICE officer is standing upright and looking at the vehicle as it drives away. Watching the clip at the original speed, it is evident that, although the SUV is moving, the ICE officer jumps back from it and is not run over. This can be seen even more clearly when we observe the incident from a different perspective.

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ · January 9, 2026