Trump Threatens Insurrection Act, Military Deployment in Minnesota Amid Protests

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Firstpost•15-01-2026, 20:46
Trump Threatens Insurrection Act, Military Deployment in Minnesota Amid Protests
- •President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota.
- •The threat follows angry protests in Minneapolis over increased immigration agent presence and a fatal shooting by an ICE agent.
- •Trump criticized Minnesota's Democratic leaders and called the Somali community "garbage."
- •Federal officers, already deployed, have faced protests, with anger escalating after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good.
- •The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to deploy military to quell rebellion, used 30 times historically.
Why It Matters: Trump threatens military deployment in Minnesota using the Insurrection Act amid escalating immigration protests.
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