Trump says he hopes Renee Good's grieving father still a 'tremendous fan'

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. REUTERS Jonathan Ernst

USA TODAY reports that President Donald Trump is hoping that the father of Minneapolis shooting victim Renee Good is still an admirer.

Trump made the comment to reporters during his Tuesday pre-Davos remarks in the White House press briefing room as he sold his accomplishments to mark the one-year anniversary of his second term.

"When I learned that her parents, and her father in particular, is like — I hope he still is, but I don't know — was a tremendous Trump fan," Trump said of Good's father, Timothy Ganger. "He was all for Trump. Loved Trump. It's terrible. I was told that by a lot of people. They say, 'Oh, he loves you.' He was a — I hope he still feels that way."

The shooting occurred on Jan. 7 when Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, drove her SUV near U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross after being told to exit her vehicle. After her death and the subsequent public outcry, Trump’s Department of Justice launched investigations not into the shooting but into her grieving widow, prompting at least six career DOJ prosecutors to quit the office.

The Trump administration has also stonewalled any effort by local Minneapolis or Minnesota officials to investigate the incident themselves.

"It's a hard, hard situation. But her father was a tremendous — and parents, were tremendous Trump fans. It's so sad. It just happens. It's terrible," he said.

Trump danced from one topic to another over the course of his one hour and 45-minute presentation, which including the death of Good and various threat to invade and take the territory of a European and NATO ally.

Trump remained unshaken by the death of Good in his monologue, and offered no leniency on protestors like Goode. Trump instead called Minnesota protesters who oppose increased ICE presence in their state "paid agitators and insurrectionists."

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