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Ellen DeGeneres draws MAGA wrath for being angry about Renee Good’s death: “Take a seat Ellen”
Ellen DeGeneres is suffering the MAGA-fueled consequences of publicly condemning the death of Renee Good, the unarmed protester shot at point-blank range by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis two weeks ago.
DeGeneres, 67, took to Instagram on Sunday in support of Becca Good, Renee Good’s wife, reposting her statement following her wife’s killing.
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“Renee was made of sunshine,” Good said, before adding, “We had whistles. They had guns.”
“I’m so sad, and so angry, and so worried,” DeGeneres posted along with Good’s words.
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The responses were cruel out of the gate.
“Obey the law. It’s just that simple. .”
“Whistles? Try a deadly weapon behind the wheel. RiP charlie Kirk.”
“Spare with the wrongness and sadness of what happened to this woman when SHE could’ve avoided it!”
The MAGA mind hive’s message for DeGeneres?
“Take a seat Ellen.”
From the moment the shooting occurred, the Trump administration excoriated Good as a “deranged lunatic” bent on a “radical left” agenda to impede ICE in their immigration roundup. “She brought it on herself” was the drumbeat from the White House about Good’s death, ignoring the fact that protesting is not a capital offense.
Trump’s mildly softened tone on the killing after learning that Good’s father is a MAGA supporter only heightened a sense of helplessness in Minneapolis over a capricious authoritarian’s grip on the city.
The avalanche of hate in Ellen’s replies seems to mostly be coming from women, if their handles are any indication. That fact is at odds with polling in the aftermath of the
A majority of all respondents, 53%, say the
The poll on January 13 was taken before analysis of video recorded by Ross revealed him saying “f**king bitch” after shooting Good in the head.
DeGeneres uploaded a second post to Instagram that day, an obviously sincere and emotional video expressing her concern for the citizens of Minneapolis, even as she made it — in part — about herself.
“I am so sorry for what is happening in Minneapolis and our country, really, but specifically Minneapolis right now because it’s where I shot my last standup special and everybody there couldn’t have been more lovely,” she said. “I shot it there because they say it’s the happiest city in America. And I found that to be true.”
Added the comedian, “So my thoughts and my prayers are going out to everyone, and I’m proud of everyone who’s protesting peacefully, and I am sorry for anyone who has been hurt, just for protesting, for doing what you should be doing.”
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