Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's "Meet the Press" appearance included a doubling-down on his profane message to ICE. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
"Of course, I bear responsibility to bring down the temperature," he added. "That's part of my role as mayor. And by the way, protests here in Minneapolis are peaceful. We had, I don't know, 10,000 or so people that were protesting and marching yesterday. And virtually all of it was a very peaceful expression of First Amendment rights."
"But as far as who inflamed the situation, you know, I dropped an f-bomb," Frey said. "And they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here, not the f-bomb, which I’m sure we’ve all heard before."
MAYOR JACOB FREY TELLS ICE TO ‘GET THE F‑-- OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS,’ REJECTS DHS SELF‑DEFENSE STATEMENT
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a news conference that Wednesday's ICE-involved shooting was an "act of domestic terrorism." (Getty Images/Alex Brandon)
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The shooting has prompted widespread backlash and protests, with federal officials calling Good’s actions an attempt to run down officers in an act of "domestic terrorism," while witnesses and local leaders claimed that Good was attempting to leave the area as ICE agents surrounded her.
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