What could happen if Trump invokes the Insurrection Act in Minnesota
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. troops to Minnesota if state officials fail to control protests against federal immigration authorities.
- Trump claimed federal agents are "only trying to do their job" amid ongoing demonstrations in Minnesota.
- In a Truth Social post, Trump described Minnesota officials as "corrupt" and labeled protesters as "professional agitators and insurrectionists."
- He warned that invoking the century-old law would "quickly put an end to the travesty" occurring in the state.