Peter Doocy Cooks Mass. Dem Rep Pushing Anti-ICE Claims After Minneapolis Shooting [WATCH]

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy clashed on air with Rep. Jake Auchincloss during a pointed exchange over criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, an incident that has drawn national attention and sharp political disagreement.

The exchange centered on comments Auchincloss posted on X criticizing ICE and questioning whether the shooting made the country safer. Doocy opened the segment by directly referencing those remarks and pressing the Massachusetts Democrat on his implications.

“Jake Auchincloss posted the following on X this week. He said shooting unarmed citizens in the head does not make America safe. Congressman, thank you for being here. Renee Good was driving an SUV. So does your post mean that you think SUVs can’t be used as weapons?” Doocy asked.

Auchincloss responded by accusing the administration of misleading the public and insisting that video evidence contradicted official explanations of the incident.

“Peter, good morning. Thanks for having me on. I think that this administration is trying to gaslight the American public, and it’s not going to work, because the American public can watch that video,” Auchincloss said.

“You’ve got Kristi Noem calling it domestic terrorism. You’ve got director Lyon saying it was the civilians fault for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

He went on to describe what he said the footage shows, arguing that Good was unarmed and attempting to move away from the officer at the time shots were fired.

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“Here’s what Americans see when they see that video. They see a young mother behind the steering wheel of an SUV with a cell phone and a whistle who cuts the wheels to turn right away from the ICE officer and is shot three times in the head, once through the front window, twice through the passenger window, meaning the vehicle was already moving away at the time those shots were fired,” Auchincloss said.

“The American public is not going to be lied to. They are going to demand accountability, and this administration must cooperate with Minnesota authorities to ensure a transparent investigation.”

Doocy returned to Auchincloss’s characterization of Good as unarmed and challenged whether the lawmaker was dismissing the potential threat posed by a vehicle.

“But I just want to go back to your post. You said that she was unarmed. The fact is, and we’re running this video on the side of the screen, she did not make every effort possible to avoid the ICE officer who is standing in front of the car. Are you saying that a car cannot be used as a weapon?” Doocy asked.

Auchincloss acknowledged that a vehicle can be dangerous but argued that responsibility lies with law enforcement to exercise restraint.

“Of course, a car can be used as a weapon. What I am saying is when you have a badge and a gun and you are interacting with a US citizen who has committed no crime. The onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment and to use that weapon only as an absolute last resort,” he said.

“And nobody watching that video will buy the argument from that ICE agent that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face three times.”

The exchange intensified as Doocy pressed whether Good bore any responsibility for her actions during the encounter.

“So you are putting all the onus on the ICE officer, what about on Renee Good? She’s behind the wheel of a vehicle. I’ve been pulled over by a cop. I assume that if I start to drive forward, I might, that’s against the law, and they might take action to stop me. Is that completely off? This is entirely the fault of the ICE officer?” Doocy asked.

Auchincloss pushed back by reframing the scenario and questioning whether such conduct would justify lethal force.

“To be clear, Peter, what you’re saying is, just so I can understand, what you’re saying is if you get pulled over on the side of a highway, for example, and the officer grabs your door and attempts to pry it open and is filming you with another officer on the other side of the car, and your car moves forward away from the officers. You think your family would be okay if you then got shot in the face three times?” he said.

Doocy responded that disobeying a law enforcement officer can carry consequences and questioned whether confrontational protests against ICE were appropriate.

“No, but I would think that I’m disobeying a law enforcement officer who is giving me an order while they pull me over for something. I think the point here, the question is, isn’t there a better way for progressives who are upset with ICE policy to protest than getting up in their grill, possibly from behind the wheel of a car? Would you agree that that is not the best way?” Doocy asked.

Auchincloss accused Doocy of shifting blame onto the victim, prompting a rapid back-and-forth.

“Again, Peter, you’re victim blaming here,” Auchincloss said.

“Not victim blaming. No. No. No. No. No. No,” Doocy responded.

“No law enforcement officer should be doxxed,” Auchincloss added.

“Nobody is victim blaming,” Doocy replied.

Auchincloss then returned to criticism of ICE leadership and the conduct of officers involved.

“Two minutes ago I head Director Lyons say that the civilian was at fault for being involved in that operation. Let’s be clear here. You have a badge, you have a gun, you are wearing a mask. You are accountable for everything that happens or fails to happen in that operation,” Auchincloss said.

“No law enforcement officer should be accosted or harassed or assaulted, and there should be penalties of law for so doing, and no US citizen should be afraid of their own government, and that is what ICE has created. They have stopped being an arm of the law, and they have sort of being an instrument of fear.”

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