America Cries for Minnesota + A Conversation With Maria Cardona

Mea Culpa

Michael Cohen

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Today on Mea Culpa, I welcome back Maria Cardona, Democratic strategist, CNN commentator, Principal at the Dewey Square Group, and founder of Latinovations, for an honest conversation about the ICE shooting that killed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. We break down the video evidence contradicting federal claims, the Trump administration’s rapid misinformation campaign, and what the killing reveals about unchecked federal power, reckless ICE recruitment, and the normalization of state violence. We also examine the broader implications for civil rights, public trust in law enforcement, and the weaponization of “domestic terrorism” labels. Most importantly, we explore why this moment marks a dangerous turning point for American democracy and accountability itself. Thanks to our sponsors: Superpower: Head to https://Superpower.com and use code COHEN at checkout for $20 off your membership. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Qualia: Take control of your cellular health today. Go to https://qualialife.com/COHEN and save 15% to experience the science of feeling younger. Subscribe to Michael's Substack: https://therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/ Subscribe to Michael's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelCohenShow Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the Mea Culpa podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen Add the Political Beatdown podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is my Mayor Coppa.
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0:29.4	And because you're here, we've now exceeded 500 million downloads to date.
0:34.0	So thank you.
0:35.2	But now for the news.
0:37.3	Look, if you want to understand the soul of America
0:40.2	right now, forget polling data. Forget the endless spin coming from Fox News and the Trump
0:46.4	Twitter feed. Look at Minneapolis. Look at Renee Nicole Good. A 37-year-old mother of three, a citizen, a poet, a daughter, a widow, someone who spent
0:58.2	her life caring for her neighbors and her family. And then, suddenly, she's dead. Shot in her own
1:06.0	neighborhood by a federal agent deployed as part of President Trump's largest DHS operation ever.
1:13.0	Because according to Homeland Security, Christine Nome, she was part of a mob of agitators
1:18.5	and had committed an act of, yeah, get a load of this, domestic terrorism.
1:23.6	Let that sink in.
1:25.2	Domestic terrorism.
1:27.2	For being in her own car, for trying to live her life, for existing.
1:32.3	The videos tell a different story.
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