It also comes amid a snowballing series of politically problematic moves that suggest things are only getting worse for the administration. And this prejudging of the situation is part of what made Good’s killing blow back on the administration. Only about one-quarter agreed with Noem that Good was engaging in “domestic terrorism.”Another parallel lies in the administration’s actions after the killing. It clearly tried to avoid a full-scale investigation of the ICE agent who shot Good, and instead began trying to investigate Good herself — a posture that led prosecutors to resign. That suggests it will be difficult for Americans to give the federal agents the benefit of any doubt in Pretti’s killing.

Source: CNN January 25, 2026 06:22 UTC