5 takeaways from new polls of the Minneapolis ICE shooting
Key Points:
- Three recent polls reveal that a majority of Americans disapprove of the ICE agent's shooting of Renee Nicole Good, with 52-56% calling the use of force inappropriate or unjustified, including a 2-to-1 margin among independents and strong opposition from Democrats.
- Only about one-quarter of Americans agree with the Trump administration's characterization of Good's actions as "domestic terrorism," and even among Republicans, support for this claim is just over half.
- The incident has received widespread public attention, with 63% of Americans hearing "a lot" about it and 82% of voters having seen the shooting video, indicating significant penetration into public awareness.
- The episode risks intensifying public and political backlash against ICE and the Trump