“It Was Intended Murder”: Benny Johnson Demands Arrest of Renee Good’s Wife and Slams “Demonic” Culture in Explosive Newsmax Segment

NEW YORK — In a broadcasting segment that can only be described as a declaration of cultural warfare, the Benny Show host and conservative firebrand Benny Johnson joined Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt for an interview that has instantly become the focal point of the nation’s heated political discourse. What began as a critique of New York City’s symbolic gestures spiraled into a scorching indictment of immigration policies, the “refounding” of America, and a shocking accusation regarding the recent death of Renee Good.

The segment, airing on January 10, 2026, provided a raw and unfiltered look at the deepening fractures in American society. From the lighting of the Freedom Tower to the deadly confrontation in Minneapolis, Johnson wove together a narrative of a civilization in decline, culminating in a demand for criminal charges that has left viewers stunned.

The “Accessory to Murder” Charge

The most explosive moment of the interview arrived in its final minute, centering on the polarizing and tragic shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. While much of the mainstream media has focused on the use of force by federal agents, Johnson turned the spotlight onto the occupants of the vehicle, specifically Good’s wife.

Referencing newly released cell phone footage taken from the perspective of the ICE agent, Johnson offered a chilling interpretation of the events leading up to the fatal shot. He flatly rejected the narrative of an innocent victim, instead describing a scene of calculated aggression.

“You have to arrest her girlfriend, her wife, because she was the one egging her on,” Johnson declared, his voice hard and unwavering. He cited specific audio from the encounter, claiming the passenger could be heard shouting, “Baby go, baby go, go, go.”

For Johnson, these words were not a panic-induced plea for safety, but a command to attack. He described the moment Renee Good “locked the ICE agent right in the eye” before she “punched the pedal and tried to mow him over.”

“She knew exactly what she was doing,” Johnson insisted. “This was intended murder.”

The accusation raises the stakes of an already volatile national story. By calling for the wife to be charged as an “accessory to murder,” Johnson is pushing for a total reframing of the incident—from a story about police overreach to one about radicalized violence against law enforcement. He didn’t mince words about the cultural psychology he believes is at play, labeling the behavior “demonic” and issuing a sweeping condemnation of “liberal white women,” whom he claims “have got real problems.”

The Battle for the Freedom Tower

Before the conversation turned to Minneapolis, the segment opened with a symbolic battleground in Lower Manhattan. The topic was the decision to light the Freedom Tower green in honor of Muslim American Heritage Month—a move that Johnson views as a direct insult to the memory of September 11 and the foundational identity of the United States.

“It’s not going to surprise me if they take the whole Freedom Tower down and just leave a pit in the ground,” Johnson told Schmitt.

His argument struck at the heart of the “American Exceptionalism” debate. Johnson posited that the current cultural leadership in New York and beyond is actively working toward a “refounding of America.” In his view, this project requires the erasure of the nation’s actual history.

“Muslims didn’t build America,” Johnson stated bluntly, a line that is sure to circulate widely on social media. “In fact, it was simply European settlers who came to this country and settled it.”

By juxtaposing the “European settlers” against the current celebration of Muslim heritage, Johnson framed the lighting of the tower not as inclusion, but as replacement. He argued that the city’s leaders want “nothing to do” with the values the country was founded upon, preferring instead to signal virtue to demographic groups he deems historically unconnected to the nation’s origins.

The “Dilution” of the American Vote

The interview quickly pivoted to the machinery behind these cultural shifts: immigration. Rob Schmitt and Johnson discussed the legacy of the Biden administration (2021-2025), with Johnson arguing that the “border invasion” witnessed over the last four years was a deliberate political strategy.

Footage of the border—scenes of chaos in Texas and Arizona—played as Johnson laid out his theory. He argued that the influx of migrants was never about humanitarian aid, but about power.

“If you are able to dilute the American vote, the native American vote, in favor of special interests from the third world… then you’re going to be able to get a population of people here that do not reflect America whatsoever,” Johnson explained.

He linked this “dilution” directly to the political situations in California, New York, and Minnesota. According to Johnson, the “illegal immigrant vote” and the importation of a “dependent” class are what allow Democrats to maintain control. He characterized this voting bloc as being “totally dependent on the welfare checks,” specifically citing the Somali community in Minneapolis as a prime example.

“Incompatible with Western Civilization”

Johnson’s critique of the Somali community in Minneapolis was perhaps the most racially and religiously charged portion of the segment. He didn’t just criticize their voting patterns; he attacked their culture as fundamentally “incongruent and incompatible with Western civilization.”

He listed “Sharia law,” “child brides,” and “cousin marriages” as practices he associates with these communities, claiming that their presence is driving “regular Americans” out of their own neighborhoods.

“The regular Americans are going to move out because they’re like, ‘What’s going on with my neighborhood? It’s gotten crime-ridden, it’s gotten filthy, I can’t speak the same language as my neighbors,'” Johnson mimicked.

This, he argued, is the endgame of the progressive left: to drive out the legacy population and “rule over the ashes.” He pointed to the election of leaders like “Mandami” (a reference to the shifting political landscape in these regions) and the policies of Tim Walz as proof that this strategy is already in motion.

Mockery as a Political Weapon

Amidst the heavy rhetoric, the segment also featured moments of biting satire. Johnson took a moment to mock a clip of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, ridiculing the spelling of her name.

“Must have gone to the quality learning center to learn how to spell,” Johnson joked, comparing the unique spelling to spelling “Tom” as “T-O-M.”

“It’d be like if I was like Tom Smith… Tom T-O-M Smith is just Smith,” he laughed.

While framed as a joke about a “fine institution” like the “Quality Learning Center,” the jab served a deeper purpose in the segment’s narrative: to delegitimize the intellectual credentials of the academic left. By mocking the name, Johnson signaled a rejection of the identity politics that figures like Taylor represent.

A “Monologue Waiting to Happen”

Host Rob Schmitt appeared to be in lockstep with Johnson’s analysis, particularly the distinction between “settlers,” “immigrants,” and “illegal immigrants.” Schmitt noted that this distinction is rarely discussed but is “significant,” hinting that it could be the subject of a future monologue.

The rapport between the two underscored a growing sentiment in conservative media: that the time for polite euphemisms is over. The language used—”invasion,” “mow him over,” “rule over the ashes”—reflects a worldview where the stakes are existential.

The Aftermath

As the segment concluded, the message to the Newsmax audience was clear. The “Freedom Tower” lighting, the “border invasion,” and the “intended murder” by Renee Good are not isolated incidents. In the eyes of Benny Johnson, they are interconnected fronts in a war for the soul of the country.

By calling for the arrest of Good’s wife, Johnson has opened a new front in the battle over the Minneapolis shooting. It is no longer just a question of whether the ICE agent was justified; it is a question of whether the passengers in that car were active participants in a lethal assault on federal authority.

“Truth is freedom,” Schmitt said in his sign-off. But as this interview demonstrates, in 2026 America, one man’s truth is another man’s radicalism. And the divide is only getting wider.