{"id":2531771,"date":"2026-01-09T05:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-condemns-dems-for-encouraging-anti-ice-violence-in-lead-up-to-deadly-minneapolis-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T05:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:22:48","slug":"scott-jennings-condemns-dems-for-encouraging-anti-ice-violence-in-lead-up-to-deadly-minneapolis-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-condemns-dems-for-encouraging-anti-ice-violence-in-lead-up-to-deadly-minneapolis-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings Condemns Dems for Encouraging Anti-ICE Violence in Lead Up to Deadly Minneapolis Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscott-jennings-condemns-dems-for-encouraging-anti-ice-violence-in-lead-up-to-deadly-minneapolis-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN commentator Scott Jennings argued that Democratic rhetoric vilifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) helped spur a deadly confrontation in Minneapolis in which an ICE agent reportedly shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an alleged attempt to obstruct operations. Jennings warned of an &#8220;epidemic of political vigilantism,&#8221; saying activists have been following and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-wi-governors-ice-memo-comes-under-fire\/\" title=\"Leftist WI ...ernor&#039;s ... Memo Comes Under Fire\">obstructing federal agents<\/a> in convoys and vehicles, and he blamed heated statements by local Democrats for radicalizing protesters. The piece cites statements by Minnesota leaders-Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan urging people to &#8220;put your bodies on the line,&#8221; Gov. tim Walz calling ICE the &#8220;modern-day gestapo,&#8221; and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey telling ICE to &#8220;get the f*ck out&#8221;-and notes similar criticism from other officials like Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. According to the Department of Homeland Security, reported vehicle attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> rose sharply, with 99 incidents as of November 2025 and a large year-over-year spike in attacks on ICE officers. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem also said the ICE agent involved had been the victim of a June vehicle attack in which an anti\u2011ICE protester rammed and dragged an officer. The article frames Jennings&#8217; view that incendiary rhetoric and rising confrontational tactics have increased risks to federal officers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings argued on Wednesday that the Democrats&rsquo; rhetoric against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents led to the deadly vehicular shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>An ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was allegedly obstructing operations. While prominent Democrats in Minnesota and the public have expressed outrage over the incident, Jennings argued on &ldquo;CNN NewsNight&rdquo; that the Democrats&rsquo; rhetoric against ICE and the rise of vigilantism allowed this to happen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It strikes me that we are undergoing an epidemic of political vigilantism right now,&rdquo; Jennings said. &ldquo;Why are people showing up in vehicles, in convoys, not just in Minneapolis, but all over the country in an effort to obstruct lawful, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-celebrates-fewest-arrests-in-20-years\/\" title=\"Biden DOJ Celebrates Less Arrests in 20 years\">federal law enforcement activities<\/a>? This is not an isolated incident. We have had hundreds of car rammings against ICE agents all over the country. According to DHS, this lady in this car today, along with other vehicles, have been tracking ICE agents around. Why are people believing that they can drive their car into a federal law enforcement situation and that is an appropriate thing to do?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Political vigilantism is being encouraged by Democratic officials, like the lieutenant governor of Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, who earlier this year told people &lsquo;to put your bodies on the line&rsquo; and Tim Walz calling these guys &lsquo;gestapo&rsquo; all year. What do you think happens when you radicalize a base of people about this?&rdquo; Jennings continued.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told a crowd of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law school graduates<\/a> in May that ICE is the &ldquo;modern-day gestapo.&rdquo; At a news conference on Wednesday, the governor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2009008827669319876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stated<\/a> that Minnesota is at war with the federal government and called on his constituents not to riot.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called on ICE to &ldquo;get the f*ck out&rdquo; of the city and accused President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration of &ldquo;sowing chaos.&rdquo; Many Democratic candidates in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections have embraced the &ldquo;Abolish ICE&rdquo; movement. Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu also compared masked ICE agents to a New England neo-Nazi group in June.<\/p>\n<p>As of November 2025, there have been 99 vehicular attacks against federal law enforcement, which more than doubled from the number of attacks in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/11\/18\/ice-and-cbp-officers-face-unprecedented-surge-vehicle-ramming-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the Department of Homeland Security. The number of vehicle attacks against ICE agents spiked by 1,300 percent in comparison to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said on Wednesday that the ICE agent in question was the victim of a vehicle attack in June, which occurred when an anti-ICE rioter rammed the officer with his car and dragged him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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