Noem clashed with CNN anchor Jake Tapper over her domestic terrorism remarks during an interview last week following the shooting.
Tapper questioned Noem’s remarks said at a post-shooting news conference during which she also said that Good was attempting to “weaponize her vehicle” against federal officers.
“Well, everything that I‘ve said has been proven to be factual and the truth,” Noem said. “This administration wants to operate in transparency. I have the responsibility as the secretary of Homeland Security to know this information as soon as possible.
“I had just been in Minneapolis the day before, had already had conversations with officers on the ground and supervisors, and knew the facts and decided that the department and the people of this country deserve to know the truth about the situation of what had unfolded in Minneapolis,” Noem continued. Continue reading…