WATCH: Vance blames victim of fatal ICE shooting at White House briefing

Vice President JD Vance widely cast blame as he responded Thursday to reporters' questioning about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three.

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Appearing in the White House briefing room, the vice president's voice rose as he decried what he called the "corporate media" for its coverage.

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"This was an attack on law and order. This was an attack on the American people," said Vance, who maintained it has not been portrayed that way by many journalists.

"The way that the media, by and large, has reported this story has been an absolute disgrace," he added. "And it puts our law enforcement officers at risk every single day."

Vance said the ICE officer was clearly justified in shooting Good and he was not worried about prejudging an investigation that is just getting underway.

"What you see is what you get in this case," Vance said, downplaying ambiguity about the circumstances that led to the shooting.

The officer was clearly acting in self-defense, Vance said. He framed Good as "a victim of left-wing ideology" who was spurred by an alleged network of politically motivated groups to interfere with law enforcement.

"I can believe that her death is a tragedy while also recognizing that it is a tragedy of her own making," Vance said.

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