In a recent interview at a Ford plant in Detroit, former President Donald Trump offered a mixed message to the family of Renee Good, a woman fatally shot by ICE agents. The interview, conducted by CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil, touched on the incident that occurred during a protest against Trump’s immigration policies in Minneapolis. Good, 37, was shot after allegedly driving her car toward an ICE agent. Her father, Timothy Ganger, a notable supporter of Trump, is reportedly devastated by the incident. Dokoupil highlighted this to Trump, mentioning that Good’s family is also upset by the administration’s quick labeling of her as a domestic terrorist. He asked Trump for any words he might have for Ganger.

Trump responded with a conflicted sentiment, acknowledging, “That’s great,” regarding Ganger’s support, and speculated that under different circumstances, Good might have been a “very solid, wonderful person.” He noted, however, that her actions were severe. Trump mentioned reviewing various footage of the incident, indicating that some versions looked particularly troubling. He further suggested that such tragedies could have been avoided if not for what he described as President Joe Biden’s lenient immigration policies.

Trump elaborated on his stance by stating, “The bottom line is we have hundreds of thousands of murderers in our country, killers. ICE is trying to get them out.” He blamed Biden’s “open border policy” for complicating ICE’s efforts. Trump’s comments align with the Department of Justice’s recent decision not to open a criminal civil rights investigation into Good’s shooting at this time. Although an FBI investigation is ongoing, officials in the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division have been informed that they will not be part of the probe, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Trump and Dokoupil clashed elsewhere in the interview as the president was grilled on the economy, Iran and the administration’s attacks on Fed chair Jerome Powell. The host and the president, at times, spoke over each other, and Dokoupil pressed the president on Americans who feel prices remain too elevated. ‘Mr. President, help me understand when I travel the country, and I go all over the place, and I talk to everyday Americans, they tell me they don’t feel it,’ the CBS host pressed. Trump snapped back: ‘I inherited a mess of crime, I inherited a mess of inflation, I inherited a mess of places closing up and going to other countries.’ Trump told the CBS News anchor ‘you wouldn’t have this job’ if the Democrats had won the last election. Dokoupil replied that he believes he’d still have his job. ‘Yea but a lesser salary,’ Trump quickly quipped. Trump also promised ‘very strong action’ against Iran if the regime goes ahead with hanging protesters, amid reports that some as young as 26 will be executed tomorrow.

The president previously warned Tehran that he would take military action if it harmed protesters. Since then, at least 2,000 demonstrators have been killed. Some reports estimate as many as 12,000 have been killed. The president was asked about the substantial death toll and reports that Iran has ordered hangings – and whether this would constitute the crossing of a ‘red line.’ ‘I haven’t heard about their hangings,’ Trump told CBS. ‘We will take very strong action if they do such a thing.’ Dokoupil asked, ‘And this strong action – are we talking about – what’s the end game?’ Trump replied, ‘If they wanna have protests, that’s one thing. When they start killing thousands of people – now you’re telling me about hanging – we’ll see how that works out for them. It’s not gonna work out good.’ It comes as the first protester set to be executed was named today as Erfan Soltani.

The 26-year-old will be allowed a final ten minutes with his family before he is hanged on Wednesday morning for allegedly protesting against the regime last Thursday. The president also weighed in on Fed chair Powell, who is currently the subject of a recently opened Department of Justice criminal investigation. ‘He’s been a lousy Fed chairman,’ Trump stated. ‘He’s been too high on interest rates … he should have reduced it by more.’ The DOJ probe revolves around Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last year, during which he spoke about the expensive and slow remodel of the financial institution’s DC headquarters. Critics claim that the Trump administration’s investigation into Powell is because the chairman has defied the president’s demands to lower interest rates.

Powell released a video address noting ‘this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration’s threats and ongoing pressure.’ The remodel is expected to be the most expensive building project in DC history, costing upwards of $2.5 billion. Speaking to CBS News, Trump said he could have done it for 1 percent of that price. ‘I could have fixed them up with 25 million.’