Despite supporting Trump, Macklin Sr. has publicly acknowledged the emotional and situational complexity surrounding Renee’s death. Speaking to CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront, he emphasized that the incident was “hard for everybody involved.”
“I’m not blaming anybody,” he said. “I mean, the ICE agent — at first I didn’t see the footage where… he was actually being rammed. I’ve seen the bumper of the car hitting his legs. And so in a flash like that, it’s hard to say how you would react.”