Live updates: Trump blames 'radical leftists' for Dallas shooting that killed ICE detainee
President Trump on Wednesday blamed Democrats for the deadly shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office.
“The Brave Men and Women of ICE are just trying to do their jobs, and remove the ‘WORST of the WORST’ Criminals out of our Country, but they are facing an unprecedented increase in threats, violence, and attacks by Deranged Radical Leftists,” he wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday afternoon.
One detainee was killed in the incident, and two other people in ICE custody were critically injured, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It was initially reported by DHS that two people were shot and killed.
Sources told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister station, that officials identified the suspected gunman as Joshua Jahn, 29, of Collin County, Texas. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The shooting is being investigated as “an act of targeted violence,” and officials said anti-ICE messages were found on bullet casings at the scene.
On Wednesday evening, Trump also called for an investigation into several hiccups, including a broken escalator, malfunctioning teleprompter and problematic audio, during his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
After his Tuesday speech in New York, he declared that Ukraine could regain land lost to Russia, suggesting that Moscow was actually a "paper tiger." The shift in perspective surprised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and drew ire from Russia.
Trump, meanwhile, ripped Jimmy Kimmel's return to late night. The comedian pushed back on the president's call for his removal and reiterated the need for freedom of speech.
Later this evening, the president is slated to host a dinner for the exclusive Rose Garden Club in his newly renovated White House space.
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