Tell JD Vance: Apologize to Renee Nicole Good’s Family

Renee Nicole Good should still be alive. Instead, a 37-year-old mother was shot and killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis — and within hours, Vice President JD Vance used the power of his office to defend the killing and blame Renee for her own death. He didn’t pause. He didn’t express sympathy. He didn’t acknowledge a grieving family. He told the country that Americans should be grateful.

When one of the most powerful officials in the United States publicly minimizes the death of a civilian and praises the agent who killed her, it sends a chilling message: some lives are disposable, and accountability is optional. Renee’s family had not even begun to process their loss before her name was turned into a political talking point.

Renee was a real person. She was loved. She was a mother. Her family is now navigating trauma that will never fully fade — compounded by hearing the Vice President of the United States dismiss their pain on national television.

An apology won’t undo the harm. It won’t bring Renee back. But it would matter. It would acknowledge that the comments were wrong. It would affirm that Renee’s life had value. And it would signal — to her family and to the country — that grief should never be mocked or politicized.

JD Vance owes Renee Nicole Good’s family a public apology. Not as a political gesture, but as a basic act of humanity.

Add your name to demand accountability. Demand dignity. Demand that Renee’s life be treated with the respect it deserved.