{"id":8749,"date":"2026-01-15T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8749"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:36:47","slug":"trump-threatens-to-use-insurrection-act-to-end-minneapolis-protests-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8749","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to end Minneapolis protests | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>President considers using federal law to deploy the military in Minneapolis, where protests are ongoing after two shootings by federal agents within a week.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>United States President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke a rarely used federal law to deploy troops to the state of Minnesota, where protests are being held against two shootings in the city of Minneapolis within a week related to his immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don\u2019t 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 INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,\u201d Trump wrote on social media on Thursday, referring to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Trump posted the comment a day after a federal agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan \u200dman in Minneapolis. The federal agent said two people attacked him with a shovel and broom handle as he wrestled with the Venezuelan, who the Trump administration said was in the US illegally.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"deadly-shooting\">Deadly shooting<\/h2>\n<p>The incident further stoked tensions a week after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, \u2060a US citizen, in her car in Minneapolis. The killing of the mother of three and the Trump administration\u2019s depiction of her as a \u201cdomestic terrorist\u201d sparked global outrage, leading to demonstrations across the US.<\/p>\n<p>Smoke filled the streets of Minneapolis on Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas into a small crowd while protesters threw rocks and shot fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>The US president has repeatedly threatened to use the Insurrection Act to deploy the US military or federalise the National Guard for domestic law enforcement over the objections of state governors.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey described the situation as not \u201csustainable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an impossible situation that our city is presently being put in, and at the same time, we are trying to find a way forward to keep people safe, to protect our neighbours, to maintain order,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Frey described a federal force that is five times bigger than the city\u2019s 600-officer police force as having \u201cinvaded\u201d the city, scaring and angering residents, some of whom want the local officers to \u201cfight ICE agents\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the police force is still responsible for their day-to-day work to keep the public safe.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"thousands-of-arrests\">Thousands of arrests<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it has made more than 2,000 arrests in Minnesota since early December and is promising to not back down.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dDHS accused Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, both Democrats, of encouraging resistance to ICE with \u201chateful rhetoric\u201d, a contention Frey rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Disputing accusations of misconduct, DHS has said its agents have increasingly been subjected to assaults while trying to find and detain immigration violators.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a news conference alongside Frey, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O\u2019Hara urged crowds he described as \u201cengaging in unlawful acts\u201d near the shooting scenes to disperse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not need this to escalate any further,\u201d O\u2019Hara said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President considers using federal law to deploy the military in Minneapolis, where protests are ongoing after two shootings by federal agents within a week. 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