Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota After Riots, Assaults

Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota After Riots, Assaults


On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump warned that he could invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military to Minneapolis. The warning came as demonstrations escalated following the Wednesday evening shooting of a man by federal agents and last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good, the anti-ICE protester who attempted to run over an agent with her vehicle. Trump blamed corrupt politicians in Minnesota for doing nothing to stop the violence, which has included rioting, looting federal vehicles, and the continued obstruction and assault of federal officers.

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“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the

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