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President Trump is defending the ICE officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.

In a post on social media, he blames what he calls the radical left for the incident.

NPR's Deepa Shiverom reports.

Without citing any evidence, Trump accused the, quote, radical left of attacking law enforcement officials,

including ICE officers, on a, quote, daily basis. The Department of Homeland Security alleges

that an ICE official fired defensive shots at a 37-year-old woman in her car. The Minneapolis police

say that preliminary information shows the woman was blocking the street in her car and was approached by law enforcement.

The shooting happened as the vehicle drove off and the woman was later pronounced dead with a gunshot wound to the head.

The investigation into the use of deadly force is being led jointly by the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Dipa Shiveram, NPR News, the White House.

President Trump says authorities in Venezuela will turn over 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States.

NPR's Ader Peralta reports it's unclear who approved the transfer.

In a social media post, Trump said the 30 to 50 million barrels of oil will be sold at market price

and that the proceeds will be controlled by him to, quote, ensure it is used to the benefit of the people of Venezuela and the U.S.

Since last year, the United States has enacted what is essentially a naval blockade on Venezuela.

Trump said interim authorities

approved the transfer, but it's unclear who he's talking about. Trump has said Venezuela's

acting president, Delsi Rodriguez, is willing to do what the United States wants, but Rodriguez

has been a Maduro loyalist, and at times she has taken a defiant tone in public. An appearance on Tuesday, she sent a message to those who threaten her.

My destiny is only decided by God, she says.

Adapralta, NPR News, Cucuta, Colombia.

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