Megan Rapinoe has spoken out forcefully after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, calling the incident “really sad” and accusing federal authorities of operating far outside what she considers acceptable norms.
Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed last week by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
The Department of Homeland Security said the agent acted in self-defence, while the Trump administration described Good as “a domestic terrorist.” The killing has since ignited protests in multiple cities and drawn sharp reactions from figures across sport and public life, including NBA head coach Steve Kerr.
Rapinoe, a long-time critic of Donald Trump, addressed the issue on her podcast A Touch More, where she framed the shooting as part of a wider and deeply concerning pattern.
“I think this has been abnormal for the entire time the Trump administration has been conducting these raids and disappearing people,” Rapinoe said.
“They’re knocking people’s phones out of their hands. It’s lawful to do that. They’re basically intimidating and threatening people not to protest and not to track what they’re doing, and that’s a lot of what was happening in Minneapolis.
“The community coming out, keeping their eyes on ICE – where are they, trying to stamp their people, impeding them in what feels (like) a very unlawful way of doing these immigration raids.”
Rapinoe urges accountability and public pushback
Rapinoe said the human cost of the shooting should not be lost amid political arguments, emphasising the impact on Good‘s family and community.
“It’s just really sad. Obviously, our heart goes out to Renee Good’s family and her community and all the people that love her and support her,” she said.
“This is so outside the norm and outside of what’s OK, and I think everybody’s seen that, and I hope that the proverbial people will stand up whenever that is and whatever way that is – whether it’s midterms or elections or out in the streets to say this is not what we want, not what we think is acceptable.”
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