"Trump threatened to invoke the rarely used act if officials failed to quell protests against ICE agents, which have grown after two people were shot. United States President Donald Trump has warned he might invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy US troops to Minnesota if state officials do not work to calm the protests there against federal immigration authorities, who he said are only trying to do their job."
"That's only a question the president can answer, but the Insurrection Act is a tool at the president's disposal, Leavitt said. I think the president's Truth Social post spoke very loud and clear to Democrats across this country, elected officials who are using their platforms to encourage violence against federal law enforcement officers, who are encouraging left-wing agitators to unlawfully obstruct legitimate law enforcement operations, she added."
President Trump warned he might invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy US troops to Minnesota if state officials do not calm protests against federal immigration authorities. Widespread protests have gripped Minneapolis after two shootings involving federal immigration agents, including the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, 37, by an ICE officer. Trump posted on Truth Social accusing Minnesota politicians of failing to stop "professional agitators and insurrectionists" targeting ICE. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president alone would decide on invoking the law and accused some Democrats of encouraging violence and obstruction of federal law enforcement. Local leaders, including the mayor and governor, pushed back against those accusations.
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