Minneapolis sports commentator apologizes for paid protesters comment

Paul Allen’s comments came when people were demonstrating against ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole GoodA veteran Minneapolis sports radio broadcaster has apologized and says he is “taking a few days off” after invoking a conservative conspiracy theory that people demonstrating against the...

<p>Paul Allen’s comments came when people were demonstrating against ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good</p><p>A veteran <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> sports radio broadcaster has apologized and says he is “taking a few days off” after invoking a conservative conspiracy theory that people demonstrating against the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown were being paid to protest.</p><p>Paul Allen’s comments about the protesters on Friday came a little more than two weeks after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot Renee Nicole Good to death on 7 January as she drove away from an encounter with him in Minneapolis, igniting street protests.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/minneapolis-sports-commentator-renee-good-apology">Continue reading...</a>
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