CNN's Jack Tapper tries to SPIN the story, saying the ICE agent in Minneapolis WAS NOT defending himself

TAPPER: "With all due respect, Secretary, the first thing you said was, They got stuck in the snow because of the adverse weather that is in Minneapolis. They were attempting to push out their vehicle, and a woman attacked them and those surrounding them, and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle. That's not what happened."

???????? BREAKING: CNN's Jack Tapper tries to SPIN the story, saying the ICE agent in Minneapolis WAS NOT defending himself.

TAPPER: "With all due respect, Secretary, the first thing you said was, They got stuck in the snow because of the adverse weather that is in Minneapolis. They… pic.twitter.com/IuuJqyZ7YV

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NOEM: "It absolutely is. What happened? Those officers had been out on an enforcement action. A vehicle had been stuck. They had come to help get that vehicle out. That's when this individual started blocking traffic for minutes and minutes."

TAPPER: "You said that the woman attacked them and surrounded them and attempted to run them over and ram them with their vehicle."

NOEM: "Block the road for a long time, and was yelling at them and impeding a federal law enforcement investigation. That's what you need to focus on, Jake, as they were breaking the law by impeding and obstructing a law enforcement operation; they were breaking the law already, and these officers were doing their due diligence, what their training had prepared them to do to make sure they were handling it appropriately."