Special Episode - Another ICE Shooting In Minneapolis Raises Serious Questions
The Chuck ToddCast
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4.0 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode of the Chuck ToddCast, Chuck addresses the latest fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, the third such incident in recent weeks amid the Trump administration’s intensified enforcement operations. A man was shot and killed by federal officers during an ICE-linked operation, reigniting outrage and controversy over the use of force by federal law enforcement and further eroding trust in the Department of Homeland Security’s narrative after Minneapolis residents and officials disputed the official account and demanded transparency.
Chuck unpacks why video and witness accounts have raised serious questions about the necessity and proportionality of deadly force, why many critics call for a neutral, third-party investigation rather than relying on the federal government’s account, and how this incident compounds public concerns about aggressive policing tactics and civil liberties in enforcement operations. He also explores how the recurring confrontations between federal agents and Minneapolis residents are fueling broader political backlash, deepening tensions between local and federal authorities, and challenging Americans’ confidence in how federal agencies conduct operations on U.S. soil.
Timeline:
00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction
00:30 Another Minneapolis resident shot dead by federal agents
01:15 Video is disturbing. Man looked to be subdued before being shot
01:45 DHS says man was armed, didn’t say he was brandishing it
02:15 Conceal carry & open carry are allowed in Minnesota with permit
03:15 DHS has very low credibility with the press & the public
04:30 Why did agents back away and shoot rather than cuff the suspect
05:15 We need a neutral investigation into the shooting
06:00 We can’t trust the story from the federal government
07:00 The grotesque policing by ICE is incredibly unpopular
07:30 DHS used bloodthirsty rhetoric in recruiting videos
09:00 The administration has deliberately put Minneapolis in harm’s way
10:30 ICE are untrained thugs attacking Americans
11:30 Trump donors that employ undocumented workers aren’t targeted
12:30 It feels like ICE is looking for a fight
13:45 American wants law enforcement to follow the law
14:30 The federal government & their agents are on a power trip
16:00 How DHS words their statements is very telling
16:45 Need a third party investigation since DHS can’t be trusted
18:00 The reputation of every law enforcement agency has been tarnished
18:45 Kristi Noem is the obvious scapegoat if Trump wants an offramp
19:30 Where are all the libertarians and small government conservatives?
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:07.3 | Hey there, happy Saturday. |
| 0:08.7 | I guess it's tough to say a happy Saturday. |
| 0:10.7 | I'm jumping on. |
| 0:11.6 | And most of you who follow me and have followed my career know that I'm not one to quick to jump on stuff. |
| 0:16.9 | I mean, I certainly spend enough time covering breaking news in my life to know that it, you, |
| 0:23.5 | you want to wait as long as possible because you know that the, the first reports of information |
| 0:30.3 | are always the trickiest times. |
| 0:33.9 | But you can't unsee what you saw this morning in Minneapolis. And it is, it is this, the, the shooting is all over social media. And I understand if some of you are still hesitant to believe everything you see on social media, especially if you're seeing it on X, right? This is not exactly a platform that cares about truth. |
| 0:55.6 | The owner certainly doesn't. So I understand the hesitancy. But there is, you know, we've got the |
| 1:03.3 | Associated Press. We've got plenty of serious journalists, Star Tribune, Associated Press, |
| 1:07.9 | Washington Post, New York, across the board, Fox News, you name it, |
| 1:11.5 | confirming the basics of the story that another person was killed in Minneapolis by federal |
| 1:18.6 | agents. Doesn't appear this person was anything other than potentially a protester who may have been, |
| 1:26.6 | maybe they were filming, maybe they were questioning. |
| 1:30.8 | But the video is quite disturbing because they appeared to have this individual subdued. |
| 1:35.9 | They back away and then he gets killed and they start shooting. |
| 1:42.5 | And so immediately, the first thing you think of is, okay, if he, and it's, you know, be very careful here. |
| 1:48.5 | And this is where you have to listen to everything that is said very carefully by the government here, by the feds. |
| 1:56.2 | So DHS has said this gentleman was armed. |
| 1:59.9 | Notice what they did not say. |
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