This was an attack on federal law enforcement.

This was an attack on law and order.

This was an attack on the American people.

The way that the media, by and large, has reported this story, has been an absolute disgrace,

and it puts our law enforcement officers at risk every single day.

Media analyst and Vice President J.D. Vance, blaming the victim and the media following

Wednesday's deadly shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. We're going to bring you a live

report on the latest there as the FBI has now taken over the investigation completely

freezing out state law enforcement.

Also ahead, we'll go through President Trump's latest comments on Venezuela, posting

on social media about two hours ago. It comes ahead of his meeting later today with

U.S. oil executives. Plus, we will break down yesterday's House vote on health care

subsidies with several Republicans joining Democrats on a bill that now faces an uncertain future

in the Senate. A lot going on on this Friday morning. Good morning. And welcome to Morning,

Joe. It is Friday,

January 9th. Along with Willie and me, we have the co-host of our 9 a.m. hour staff writer at the Atlantic, Jonathan Lemire. MS. Now, Senior National Security Reporter David Rode is with us,

and former Homeland Security Secretary under President Obama, Jay Johnson. It's good to have you

all on board this morning. Let's get to the very latest, the FBI, now solely in charge of the

investigation into Wednesday's deadly shooting of a woman at point-blank range by an ICE agent

in Minneapolis. It comes, despite federal officials initially agreeing to partner with the state's Bureau

of Criminal Apprehension, a unit created after the killing of George Floyd that reviews

use of force cases.

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