“She Is a Complete Puppet”: AOC Torches Kristi Noem and Exposes “Garbage” Investigation into Renee Good Shooting in Fiery Interview

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The political firestorm surrounding the death of Renee Nicole Good reached a boiling point this week as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) delivered a scorching indictment of the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and the very foundations of the current federal law enforcement apparatus. In a televised interview that crackled with intensity, AOC did not mince words, labeling Secretary Noem a “complete puppet,” dismissing the official investigation as “garbage,” and warning that the United States is rapidly adopting “Vladimir Putin’s playbook.”

The interview, which aired on MS NOW, served as a direct rebuttal to the administration’s narrative regarding the shooting of Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this month. While the White House and Secretary Noem have aggressively characterized Good as a “domestic terrorist” who used her vehicle as a weapon, Ocasio-Cortez presented a starkly different reality—one of a militarized police state, a hollowed-out Justice Department, and a government at war with its own citizens.

“A Complete Puppet”

The most personal and biting attacks were reserved for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Ocasio-Cortez seized upon Noem’s recent media appearances, where the Secretary struggled to defend the “domestic terrorist” label applied to Good.

“She’s not really running anything, let’s be real,” AOC declared, her tone dismissive. “She is a complete puppet.”

The Congresswoman went further, alleging that the true architect of DHS policy is not the Senate-confirmed Secretary, but senior advisor Stephen Miller. “He is following directions of Stephen Miller who is running it,” she claimed. “And there’s no question that she can’t even put a coherent sentence together to respond to those questions because she doesn’t actually understand the things that she’s [talking about].”

AOC also referenced Noem’s controversial past, specifically the anecdote from her memoir about killing her own dog, to paint a picture of a leader desensitized to violence. “The sadistic act of shooting her own dog… that’s who’s running all of this,” she noted, suggesting a disturbing link between personal character and public policy.

Dismantling the “Domestic Terrorist” Narrative

At the heart of the conflict is the administration’s insistence that Renee Good was a “domestic terrorist.” Secretary Noem has doubled down on this claim, stating that Good “weaponized her vehicle” to attack law enforcement.

Ocasio-Cortez rejected this characterization wholesale, citing video analysis that contradicts the official story.

“Obviously, even if she drove her car directly at the officer, that’s not domestic terrorism,” AOC argued, pointing out the legal stretch of applying such a charged label to a traffic confrontation. “But what you said is exactly right… she had turned the tires away from the officer before he opened fire.”

She highlighted the logical inconsistencies in the administration’s account: If Good intended to use her car as a weapon, why did she back up? Why was she turning away? For AOC, the “domestic terrorist” tag is a political fabrication designed to retroactively justify a lethal shooting.

“They have made up their mind,” she said. “They made up their mind before seeing many of the videos. And they already concluded… that this guy was acting within his rights to shoot her three times in the head and kill her.”

The “Garbage” Investigation

With the FBI slated to investigate the shooting, many would hope for an impartial finding. Ocasio-Cortez, however, expressed zero confidence in the process.

“Now we’re supposed to believe that the FBI is going to do an independent investigation… of course that is garbage,” she stated bluntly. “They are sweeping this under the rug as they do with anything that is politically damaging to them.”

This skepticism is rooted in what AOC describes as a systematic “hollowing out” of the Department of Justice. She echoed reports that career prosecutors and experts in counter-terrorism and civil rights have been purged or reassigned to work on “political prosecutions” and “document production for Epstein.”

“All that expertise has been purged because those happen to be the people… who believe in the rule of law,” she lamented.

A Bill to End Qualified Immunity

Moving from critique to action, Ocasio-Cortez announced she is introducing legislation to change the standards of qualified immunity—the legal doctrine that often shields officers from liability if they believed they were in danger, however subjectively.

“I’m introducing a bill that would change qualified immunity for that officer,” she explained. “Because it is true that if the officer subjectively believes that he was at risk… he is immune from liability.”

Her proposed bill would shift the standard to an objective one: “A reasonable officer in that situation, what should they have done?”

This legislative push is a direct response to what she sees as a lack of accountability for “rogue officers in masks.” She described the current DHS forces as “totally militarized, absolutely demonizing and terrorizing cities and communities all around the country.”

“Vladimir Putin’s Playbook”

Perhaps the most chilling part of the interview was AOC’s assessment of the broader state of American democracy. She drew a direct line between the domestic tactics of the Trump administration and the authoritarianism of foreign regimes.

“He is using our criminal justice system as a political tool,” she warned. “It is Vladimir Putin’s playbook.”

She connected the dots between the administration’s foreign policy—specifically regarding oil companies in Venezuela—and its domestic crackdown. The “oligarchs” are being rewarded, she argued, while the justice system is weaponized against political enemies and marginalized communities.

“It’s disgraceful. And it’s going to cause real damage to this country, to our own national security,” she said. “It’s going to come back and it’s going to bite us in the ass.”

The Hypocrisy of Pardons

To illustrate the double standard of justice, the interview featured a comparison between the treatment of Renee Good and the treatment of those involved in the January 6th Capitol riots. Secretary Noem was shown struggling to explain why people who physically attacked officers on January 6th were pardoned by President Trump, while Renee Good was labeled a terrorist for fleeing in a car.

“I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers… and I just said President Trump pardoned all of them,” the interviewer pressed Noem in the clip.

AOC seized on this hypocrisy. “It’s the definition of unequal prosecution,” she said. It reinforces her central thesis: The law is no longer blind; it picks and chooses based on political loyalty.

Conclusion: A Demand for Answers

As the interview concluded, the focus returned to accountability. Ocasio-Cortez joined the growing chorus of lawmakers demanding that Secretary Noem testify under oath before Congress.

“She needs to be under oath… answering questions because she said a number of things during that interview that were not only against protocol,” AOC said, criticizing Noem for claiming she spoke directly to officers involved in an active investigation. “She has no idea. And then said it publicly. It’s all bananas.”

“Bananas” might be a mild word for the chaos unfolding in Washington, but the stakes could not be higher. With a “hollowed out” DOJ, a “puppet” Secretary, and a “militarized” force on the streets, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is positioning herself as the voice of a resistance that is fighting not just for policy changes, but for the survival of the rule of law itself.

As the nation watches the fallout from the Renee Good shooting, one thing is clear: The battle lines are drawn, and AOC is ready for the fight.