Alyssa Farah Griffin slams GOP, calls it ‘sickening’, over Minneapolis ICE shooting video

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former official in the first Trump administration and a co-host of 'The View,' sharply criticized Republicans for circulating videos of a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis and using them to advance what she described as a partisan political narrative. 

The video footage, which spread rapidly across social media platforms, showed an ICE officer fatally shooting Renee Nicole Good during an operation reportedly connected to immigration enforcement. The incident sparked immediate political reactions online, with commentators on both sides drawing conclusions before official findings were released.

Alyssa Farah Griffin condemns partisan reactions to Minneapolis ICE shooting

Speaking on 'The View' during the Thursday, January 7 episode, Griffin said she was struck by how quickly the woman’s death became a political flashpoint rather than a moment for restraint and fact-finding. According to Griffin, the rush to interpret the video reflected a deeper problem with how public tragedies are consumed online.

She explained that shortly after the footage surfaced, social media users appeared more focused on validating their existing political beliefs than understanding what had actually happened. 

“I got on Twitter yesterday and within minutes of this video being published or the various videos, it felt like there was such a mad dash to confirm one’s partisan opinion,” Griffin said during the discussion.

Alyssa Farah Griffin calls political framing of killing ‘sickening’

Griffin added that what she personally observed in the video did not align with the narratives being promoted by some figures on the political right. She argued that the immediate priority should have been the victim’s life and whether proper law enforcement protocols were followed.

“I saw people on the right just repeatedly putting out the same video that — I saw something very different with my own eyes — but it needed to fit their partisan narrative,” she said.

Griffin emphasized that the broader reaction revealed something deeply troubling about the national discourse. Reflecting on the victim, she noted the human cost being overshadowed by political gain.

“When did we become a country that a woman my age and a mother of three is killed — the facts will play out, we may learn more — but is killed and our first thought is how do I make this a win for the party I vote with? I find it sickening,” Griffin stated.

During the same segment, co-host Sunny Hostin added that a doctor at the scene had reportedly offered medical assistance to the victim but was not allowed to intervene. Hostin suggested that detail raised additional concerns about how the situation was handled.

Alyssa Farah Griffin criticizes Tom Homan’s shifting response to investigation

Griffin also pointed to what she described as inconsistencies in public statements from former ICE Acting Director Tom Homan. She noted that Homan initially urged caution and called for investigators to determine the facts before drawing conclusions.

According to Griffin, Homan later adopted a more aggressive tone after the video circulated widely, including references to domestic terrorism and alleged threats that Griffin said were not evident in the footage she watched.

“What I thought was noteworthy is Tom Homan, who is a hard-liner on immigration, actually said on air on CBS, ‘There should be an investigation. We should let the facts play out,’” Griffin said. “But then hours later, he seemed to walk it back.”

She warned that making sweeping claims without verified evidence risked inflaming tensions during an already volatile moment.

“That is not how it should happen,” Griffin said, adding that such rhetoric turned the situation into “a tinderbox” when restraint was most needed.