"Trump posted the comment a day after a federal agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man 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. The incident further stoked tensions a week after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, a US citizen, in her car in Minneapolis."
"The killing of the mother of three and the Trump administration's depiction of her as a domestic terrorist sparked global outrage, leading to demonstrations across the US. 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."
"President considers using federal law to deploy the military in Minneapolis, where protests are ongoing after two shootings by federal agents within a week. 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. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey described the situation as not sustainable."
President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act to deploy federal troops to Minnesota after two shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis within a week. Trump said on social media he would act if Minnesota politicians did not stop "professional agitators" attacking ICE agents. A federal agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man after reporting an attack with a shovel and broom handle; another ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in her car. The administration's portrayal of Good as a domestic terrorist sparked global outrage and demonstrations. Federal officers used tear gas as protesters threw rocks and set off fireworks; Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the situation unsustainable.
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