Lovett SLAMS Trump & JD Vance for LYING About ICE Shooting in Minnesota

What this episode is about

The main topic centers on the controversial ICE shooting of Renee Good, a Minnesota woman who was killed shortly after dropping off her son at school. The discussion highlights false statements made by Trump and JD Vance regarding the incident, questioning their motives and authenticity in the face of tragedy.

Key takeaways

• Renee Good's tragic death illustrates the chilling consequences of political narratives overshadowing human lives.
• In a world of surveillance, facts often face fierce competition from fiction; video footage doesn't lie, but narratives can.
• The phrase 'self-proclaimed' poet raises eyebrows: are we undervaluing art by requiring credentials over passion?
• Instead of mourning, right-wing rhetoric spins victims into villains; the real danger lies in dehumanizing the deceased.
• When political outrage replaces empathy, we risk living in a society where tragedy is just another talking point.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Jon Lovett (Guest) · 9 min speaking
• J.D. Vance (Guest) · 3 min speaking
• Renee Nicole Good (Guest) · 1 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Minneapolis, ICE, Donald Trump, Renee Mlin Good
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Donald Trump, Renee Mlin Good, Minneapolis, Christian Faith
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Mint Mobile, Better Help, Grock
4. 9:00 – 12:00: Donald Trump, ICE

Notable quotes from "Lovett SLAMS Trump & JD Vance for LYING About ICE Shooting in Minnesota"

• As we bid farewell to old man 2025, we wondered what kind of year would 2026 be. Sure, it would begin with us dutifully attending to our new wellness routines, which I assume for you, like.

  about 2025 · at 0:32

• Street shortly after she dropped off her six-year-old son at an elementary school nearby. When Good's death hit the news the Trump administration began lying about it almost…

  about Donald Trump · at 1:32

• And, this, is, the, headline., I'm, just, going to read it. Outrage after ICE officer kills US citizen in Minneapolis.

  about ICE · at 2:41

• This, is, classic, terrorism., This, is, diet terrorism. Over here we have terrorism zero. I like diet caffeine-free terrorism as a treat before bed. Vance seems genuinely more angry about the headlines than about the tragedy itself.

  about diet terrorism · at 4:17

• Children not speaking to you. here's Jesse Waters pointing out to Fox News viewers that Renee Nicole Good would have made their Thanksgivings feel weird. The woman who lost her…

  about Renee Mlin Good · at 5:02

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Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Donald Trump — Person · Primary political target of criticism · 3 mentions · first at 1:40
  Presented as driving the broader conditions ('latent error') behind the shooting, and as spreading misinformation about the incident and expanding federal power.
• Renee Mlin Good — Person · Victim / central referenced person · 2 mentions · first at 0:05
  Her killing by a masked ICE officer in suburban Minneapolis is the episode's central incident, used to critique state violence and the Trump administration's narrative.

Companies & orgs

• ICE — Company · Core institution discussed · 3 mentions · first at 1:26
  ICE is depicted as the agency whose masked officer killed Renee Good and as a force becoming radicalized, protected by anonymity and political cover.
• Dunkin Donuts — Company · Comedic example brand · 1 mention · first at 2:17
  Appears in a joke about viral videos and public shaming, illustrating the 'camera in pocket' theme.
  While bending over to pick up a hot dog you dropped at Dodger Stadium or for demanding good service at a Dunkin Donuts, even though it happens to be Christmas.

Concepts & topics

• diet terrorism — Concept · Rhetorical framing / satire target · 1 mention · first at 4:17
  Used to mock JD Vance's characterization of events as 'terrorism' and to highlight inflammatory political rhetoric.
• Christian Faith — Concept · Referenced identity/motivation frame · 1 mention · first at 5:44
  Used to complicate the victim portrayal (devout Christian) and to discuss how some protesters act from religious conviction, with the host adding satirical commentary.
  Good's ex-husband told a local Minnesota news outlet that Good was a devout Christian who went on mission trips in high school and had just recently relocated to Minneapolis. Worth noting it was in September that a Presbyterian.
• Grock — Concept · Satirical AI reference · 1 mention · first at 6:16
  Invoked in a joke about asking an AI to manipulate an image of Nancy Pelosi, used to satirize culture-war and tech absurdities.
  Faith demands it, which is obviously stupid. Jesus loves what Trump is doing to immigrants and he wants people to ask Grock to take Nancy Pelosy's clothes out of that picture of her with JFK.

Places & events

• Minneapolis — Place · Primary setting · 4 mentions · first at 0:56
  The killing occurs on a suburban Minneapolis street; Minneapolis is also invoked as a site of 'state violence' and federal presence.
  But it wasn't long before we had our answer. 2026 would be a year with a war for oil in Venezuela and state violence on the streets in Minneapolis. The news was enough to make…
• 2025 — Event · Temporal contrast · 1 mention · first at 0:32
  Mentioned as the year being bid farewell to, setting up the transition into 2026 and its crises.
• Dodger Stadium — Place · Comedic example location · 1 mention · first at 2:15
  Used as a humorous example of how ubiquitous cameras can capture embarrassing moments, contrasting with accountability for official narratives.
  Entire life for splitting your pants while bending over to pick up a hot dog you dropped at Dodger Stadium or for demanding good service at a Dunkin Donuts, even though it happens to be Christmas.

Media & podcasts

• Real Housewives — Media · Pop culture analogy · 1 mention · first at 5:38
  Used to joke about divorce and bisexuality not being crimes, contrasting moral panic with reality TV norms.
  And if being divorced and bisexual were a capital offense, all the best Real Housewives would be up against the wall.

Sponsors

• Mint Mobile — Company · Sponsor / advertised product · 3 mentions · first at 6:21
  Appears in an ad segment offering discounted wireless plans; also tied to Crooked Media staff endorsement in-studio.
• Better Help — Company · Sponsor / advertised product · 2 mentions · first at 7:35
  Appears in an ad segment promoting online therapy services and a discount link, separate from the political narrative.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 The woman who lost her life was a self-proclaimed poet from Colorado with pronouns in her bio. A 37-year-old white woman named Renee Good. The Daily Mail says she leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage. Yeah, man. She probably wouldn't have liked you either. Uh, also self-proclaimed poet as opposed to what? A boardcertified poet.

0:26 But, first,, let's, get, into, it., What, a week. As we bid farewell to old man 2025, we wondered what kind of year would 2026 be. Sure, it would begin with us dutifully attending to our new wellness routines, which I assume for you, like me, involves a selection of different morning powders blended into a chalky green smoothie that can best be described as a non-Newtonian health fluid. But it wasn't long before we had our answer. 2026 would be a year with a war for oil in Venezuela and state violence on the streets in Minneapolis. The news was enough to make you feel sick to your stomach, worried you might throw up. The combination of collagen, creatine probiotics fiber protein and pulverized vegetables your body barely wanted you to keep down. Anyway I know we're at a comedy show, but we're also in America. We can't just crack jokes and goof around and have the time of our lives. Isn't Riad?

1:23 On Wednesday morning a masked ICE officer shot and killed a woman named Renee Nicole Good in her Honda Pilot on a suburban Minneapolis street shortly after she dropped off her six-year-old son at an elementary school nearby. When Good's death hit the news the Trump administration began lying about it almost instantly. Trump wrote on True Social, "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 but is now recovering in the hospital."

1:58 Trump concluded this post by saying "I'd say more, but they're telling me I can't use my phone in the MRI machine for my weekly still perfect exam." Everyone having a camera in their pocket at all times means you can ruin your entire life for splitting your pants while bending over to pick up a hot dog you dropped at Dodger Stadium or for demanding good service at a Dunkin Donuts, even though it happens to be Christmas. But it also means we can compare what the administration says to what we can see with our own eyes. Video of the incident from multiple angles shows the driver turning to get around the ICE agent who positioned himself in front of the car, and we can see the ICE agent shooting as the car passes him. On Thursday, JD Vance spoke to the press from the White House, furious about, of course, the press coverage.

2:41 And, this, is, the, headline., I'm, just, going to read it. Outrage after ICE officer kills US citizen in Minneapolis.

2:48 Now,, that, is, a, completely, factual description of what is happening. So what's the problem? What that headline leaves out is that that woman has is part of a broader left-wing network to attack, to dox, to assault, and to make it impossible for our ICE officers to do their job. I too hate when the headlines leave out the part that I wish were true, like how I was voted off survivor first because my penis is too big. Kept tripping over it hard enough to run in the sand. But then when pressed on what we actually see in the video, Vance goes full postmodern. I mean, you presumably watched the video yourself. You still believe that she deliberately tried to round him despite despite seeing this video.

3:31 Look,, I, don't, know, what, is, in, a, person's heart or in a person's head. And obviously, we're not going to get the the chance to ask this woman what was going on. What I am certain of is that she violated the law.

3:40 Vance, described, it, as, an, attack., He, said she was a deranged leftist, part of a vast network. He said she aimed her car at the officer. He said she tried to hit him. You don't get to do wild speculation and then say, "I'm not going to do wild speculation. And the horse is out of the barn. The toothpaste is out of the tube. The flight you booked is non-refundable. And it is at 6:00 a.m. As if you didn't know what that would feel like the night before. And after repeatedly lying about this woman, the vice president had the audacity to tell the media to turn down the temperature by sticking to his story. One of the ways we tone down the temperature is to have a media that tells the truth. I encourage you all to do that.

4:13 This, from, a, man, who, moments, before, said this. This is classic terrorism.

4:17 This, is, classic, terrorism., This, is, diet terrorism. Over here we have terrorism zero. I like diet caffeine-free terrorism as a treat before bed. Vance seems genuinely more angry about the headlines than about the tragedy itself. And he is hectoring us about respecting the facts and turning down the temperature when he works for Donald Trump. It's like Guy Fier spokesperson coming to the podium and shaking his head and saying in sadness, "I think we can all agree to chill out with the donkey sauce." Your boss is the source of the donkey sauce. He's the reason we're all slathering on the donkey sauce in the first place. But what do you do when everyone on the planet can see the moral catastrophe you've created? Well you quickly start painting a picture of the victim that permits conservatives to not feel bad about her death. A fun break between all the hours of your children not speaking to you. Uh here's

5:05 Jesse Waters pointing out to Fox News viewers that Renee Nicole Good would have made their Thanksgivings feel weird. The woman who lost her life was a self-proclaimed poet from Colorado with pronouns in her bio. a 37-year-old white woman named Renee Good. The Daily Mail says she leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage. Yeah, man. She probably wouldn't have liked you either. Uh, also self-proclaimed poet as opposed to what? A boardcertified poet. And if being divorced and bisexual were a capital offense, all the best Real Housewives would be up against the wall.

5:42 Good's ex-husband told a local Minnesota news outlet that Good was a devout Christian who went on mission trips in high school and had just recently relocated to Minneapolis. Worth noting it was in September that a Presbyterian pastor was hit in the head by a non-lethal round during a peaceful protest in Chicago and that across America many protesters putting themselves in harm's way have done so because they believe their Christian faith demands it, which is obviously stupid. Jesus loves what Trump is doing to immigrants and he wants people to ask Grock to take Nancy Pelosy's clothes out of that picture of her with JFK.

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7:47 Look,, we, all, face, obstacles, in, life, that you have to let go of. You either I got over them

7:52 go, under, them. Yep. Or, just, around, them., You, know,, that's the thing about obstacles.

7:57 Or, sometimes, say,, you, know what,, I'm, not going that way. Too big of an obstacle. That's okay, too. Sometimes, sometimes you know, life is about saying, "This was too hard."

8:05 Yeah. And, I, simply, refuse and, I'm, done. You, know,, it's, not, always, the, best ending for a movie.

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9:31 officer who himself had been in an incident where he was dragged by a car last year reacting in a heated moment. Totally possible. The ICE agent thought he was about to be hit by this car and act. It doesn't make it right. Doesn't mean it wasn't against protocol. You can be scared and still in the wrong. No one knows that better than me. A coward with strong opinions. But then there's the latent error. That ICE agent should never have been in front of that car because that's the direction cars go. Don't create a situation that you can't escape without murdering somebody. That's a rule I try to follow in my day-to-day life. And look at me so far. Zero murders in all my 32 years.

10:07 More broadly, that ACE agent is part of a force that is radicalizing before our eyes. that has obviously internalized an us versus them mentality that is now protected by the anonymity of masks and the knowledge that the administration and its friends in the media will defend anyone on their team no matter the facts all while being deployed by a president who wants us riled up and at each other's throats. This shooting is the act of error. Donald Trump is the laten error. He is creating the underlying conditions that make events like this possible. People are people. Individuals will make mistakes or worse in the heat of a confrontation. Individuals will give into fear and anger and make assumptions. Situations will escalate.

10:44 We can analyze this single incident all we want. But meanwhile, Trump is radicalizing our society, lying about cities, being war zones and deploying the military in response, claiming local leaders who defy him should be arrested. He is creating a culture in which federal agents go doortodoor wearing masks in an American city. He's also creating a culture in which people who get plastic surgery want it to look like they got plastic surgery. But that's less important right now. Of course there is anger. Of course there is protest. Of course ordinary people are standing up to this. This is America.

11:15 When asked this week in an interview with the New York Times if Trump felt that there were any limits on his power the president replied, "Yeah, there is one thing, my own morality, my own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me." Look, I agree Trump's brain will ultimately place a limit on his authority, especially if that blood clot in his leg comes up for a visit. But but he's not all powerful and these policies are not popular. We do not live in the world Trump and Vance describe. And we can all see that with our own eyes. 2026 is starting rough, but it will end with a midterm election where we finally get to have our say. So let's all keep our resolutions. We'll figure out how many Bulgarian split squats it takes to get a butt like that Russian and heated rivalry and drink more water and clean out that one drawer filled with nonsense. and most importantly, finally get those moles

12:04 checked and then we'll resolve not to be discouraged. These people are bullies. When they say turn down the temperature they don't plan to modify their behavior at all to stop smearing their enemies or lying or breaking the law. What they mean is for us to shut up and take it to be dominated, to accept reality as they describe it. But that's just not going to happen. Because in 2026, our world and our butt are what we make it. Generous, welcoming, and juicy as hell. All right. It straight or even it or it

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Lovett SLAMS Trump & JD Vance for LYING About ICE Shooting in Minnesota"?

Jon Lovett (Guest), J.D. Vance (Guest), Renee Nicole Good (Guest).

What is "Lovett SLAMS Trump & JD Vance for LYING About ICE Shooting in Minnesota" about?

The main topic centers on the controversial ICE shooting of Renee Good, a Minnesota woman who was killed shortly after dropping off her son at school. The discussion highlights false statements made by Trump and JD Vance regarding the incident, questioning their motives and authenticity in the face of tragedy.

What is mentioned in this Lovett or Leave It episode?

13 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including ICE, Donald Trump, Renee Mlin Good, Minneapolis, diet terrorism, Christian Faith. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Lovett SLAMS Trump & JD Vance for LYING About ICE Shooting in Minnesota"?

The episode runs 13 min; the transcript is about 2,613 words in 27 timestamped sections.

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