On Friday, President Donald Trump said there wasn’t a reason right now to invoke the Insurrection Act, downplaying its use after threatening action if violence continued.
In Minneapolis, enforcement operations have involved two shootings this month, including the fatal shooting of Renee Good, and an ACLU lawsuit alleges police-state tactics, White House said `hopefully the local officials working with not only the federal law enforcement, ICE and other agencies, but also the local law enforcement officials will be able to settle things down`.
On Truth Social, Trump wrote, `In Minnesota, the Troublemakers, Agitators, and Insurrectionists are, in many cases, highly paid professionals,` and blamed `a FAILED governor and a TERRIBLE mayor` for encouraging violence, claiming they ‘have totally lost control.’
Senate leaders expressed caution about invoking the Insurrection Act , which would allow federalizing the National Guard and deploying active-duty forces; it hasn’t been used since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
White House officials discussed ‘recalibrating’ after GOP support declined, and the episode raised longer-term questions about military deployment under the 1807 Insurrection Act.