Tensions escalate as Trump threatens Insurrection Act, Blanche accuses Minnesota governor of 'terrorism'
ABC News • • general
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy the U.S. military in Minneapolis amid escalating tensions following two shootings involving federal officers during ICE operations.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats, condemned the violence and urged calm, with Walz appealing directly to Trump to reduce inflammatory rhetoric.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche accused Walz and Frey of encouraging violence against law enforcement, pledging to stop them "by whatever means necessary," a statement that drew criticism and requests for comment.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed discussions with Trump about the Insurrection Act but emphasized the president will consider all information before deciding on military intervention.
- Democrats widely condemned Trump's threat as lawless, while
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