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Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act Amid Minnesota Protests - Echoes of Iran?

Published January 15, 2026, 19:01
Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act Amid Minnesota Protests - Echoes of Iran?

Former US President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to suppress protests in Minnesota, which are escalating after the shooting of a woman by a federal agent. Trump accuses the “corrupt politicians” of Minnesota of not enforcing the law and threatens to end the “farce” taking place in the state. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declined to comment on whether Trump should invoke the law, stating that he has the constitutional right to do so. Tensions escalated after a second shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, which injured a man.