White House Escalates Rhetoric on Minnesota Protests as Trump Threatens Insurrection Act
Minnesota leaders urge de-escalation in response to the threat.
Overview
- White House adviser Stephen Miller labeled anti-ICE demonstrations in Minnesota “an insurgency against the federal government” during an interview on The Charlie Kirk Show.
- President Trump warned on Truth Social that he would invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops to Minneapolis if state officials did not halt the unrest.
- Miller accused Mayor Jacob Frey, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Gov. Tim Walz of shielding undocumented immigrants and challenging federal authority over immigration law.
- Protests have intensified following ICE operations and a fatal shooting by an ICE agent, which Minnesota officials call unjustified while federal officials say was self-defense.
- Gov. Tim Walz publicly urged Trump to lower the temperature, and a White House spokesperson rejected the plea while defending ICE and criticizing Walz’s statements.