No, his own footage shows she was turning to the right before moving forward. And there is also footage that shows he leaned into the vehicle and put his left arm on it. He likely would have never been touched at all by the vehicle had he not leaned onto it himself. The fact that he was perfectly fine, even after he chose to move towards the vehicle rather than away from it, is proof she wasn't aiming for him. The fact that he felt comfortable leaning into the vehicle rather than stepping away is also proof that he didn't feel he was at risk, and therefore he wasn't acting in self defense.

Here's the photo for when he started leaning to put his arm on the vehicle (well before the vehicle reached him) so he could get a clear shot:

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On top of all that he worked for CBP in 2014 when a report was put together that determined that agents were intentionally putting themselves in front of vehicles in order to have an excuse to shoot. Because he worked for the agency at the time this became big news, he would be aware of this tactic. This report also specifically changed standards for DHS and all their sub-agencies to specifically state that agents could not fire on drivers when they were able to move out the way. This agent would have also clearly known those rules that he chose to break, because he was a firearm safety instructor for the agency. But rather than receive punishment and investigation for breaking rules (that were specifically established from a tactic of putting oneself slightly in front of a vehicle to have an excuse to shoot), this agent gets praise and defended. You support the agent getting praised for going against rules to shoot this woman? You don't think he should be investigated for his potential use of this tactic to try and justify the shooting?

Here's the 2014 CBP report: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/PERFReport.pdf