Minneapolis, Donald Trump and Insurrection Act
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President Donald Trump ’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minnesota has sparked warnings from Trump critics.
President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act as tensions intensify with Democratic politicians in Minnesota following another ICE shooting.
Protests broke out on the night of Wednesday, January 14, in Minneapolis after a second shooting in one week involving federal agents occurred earlier in the evening.According to local news reports, Minneapolis Police urged everyone in the vicinity of the shooting to leave and said protesters were “engaging in unlawful behavior.