National Guard troops have been spotted rolling through Minneapolis in Humvees as the chaos and rioting continue over ICE raids.
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the insurrection act, stating on Thursday, “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t 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.”
Trump also previously said he plans to send National Guard troops back into California, Chicago, and Portland, and to invoke the Insurrection Act if necessary.
While departing the White House on Friday, Trump told reporters that he is ready to use the Insurrection Act if necessary, calling it a “very powerful” tool.
However, he said, “I don’t think there’s any reason right now to use it.”
WATCH:
Reporter: What’s the trigger for the Insurrection Act in Minnesota? What are you waiting for?
Trump: Well, the Insurrection Act, which has been used by 48% of the Presidents, as of this moment— the Insurrection Act, also, if you look at it, I believe it was Bush, the elder Bush, he used it, I think, 28 times. It’s been used a lot. And if I needed it, I’d use it. I don’t think there’s any reason right now to use it, but if I needed it, I’d use it. It’s very powerful.
Still, Maj. General Shawn Manke, the Minnesota National Guard Adjutant General, announced during a press conference later on Friday, “We are mobilizing elements of our National Guard to support local law enforcement.”
Via NBC:
Several clips from Saturday show the Humvees tailing law enforcement on Minneapolis streets.
Via Border Hawk News’s Wid Lyman on X:
This comes amid the chaos following the shooting death of Renee Good, a deranged leftist who attempted to run down an ICE agent in her vehicle. An ICE agent later shot a shovel-wielding Venezuelan illegal alien in self-defense, sparking more outrage from pro-criminal leftists.
Rioters, urged by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, have clashed with law enforcement repeatedly and vandalized, destroyed, and stolen federal property.
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