{"id":2537888,"date":"2026-01-15T12:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-bad-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-acts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:01:37","slug":"how-bad-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-acts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-bad-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-acts\/","title":{"rendered":"How Bad Does Minneapolis Have To Get Before Trump Acts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-bad-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-acts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2537888&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Federalist opinion piece by Shawn Fleetwood argues that President Trump should invoke the Insurrection Act to stop what the author describes as sustained, leftist-led attacks on ICE agents in Minneapolis. It cites a recent incident in which a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">federal immigration officer<\/a> was reportedly ambushed adn assaulted while attempting to detain a Venezuelan national,prompting the officer to fire a defensive shot. The article also references footage and reports of rioters vandalizing federal vehicles and an earlier fatal confrontation involving an anti-ICE activist.<\/p>\n<p>Fleetwood frames Minnesota political leaders &#8211; including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob frey &#8211; as unwilling to enforce the law and even as contributing to the unrest by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >blaming federal actors<\/a>. He warns against a repeat of the 2020 civil unrest and characterizes the groups behind the violence as extremist agitators who have gone unpunished. The piece concludes by urging Trump to take decisive federal action to protect ICE agents and restore order.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:P20251228DT-0954_President_Donald_Trump_meets_with_Ukrainian_President_Volodymyr_Zelensky_at_Mar-a-Lago.jpg\">Daniel Torok\/The White House\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-much-worse-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-shuts-down-leftist-lawlessness\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=How%20Much%20Worse%20Does%20Minneapolis%20Have%20To%20Get%20Before%20Trump%20Shuts%20Down%20Leftist%20Lawlessness?&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-much-worse-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-shuts-down-leftist-lawlessness\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=How%20Much%20Worse%20Does%20Minneapolis%20Have%20To%20Get%20Before%20Trump%20Shuts%20Down%20Leftist%20Lawlessness?&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-much-worse-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-shuts-down-leftist-lawlessness\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-much-worse-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-shuts-down-leftist-lawlessness\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=How%20Much%20Worse%20Does%20Minneapolis%20Have%20To%20Get%20Before%20Trump%20Shuts%20Down%20Leftist%20Lawlessness?&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-much-worse-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-shuts-down-leftist-lawlessness\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>President Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to shut down leftist-led attacks against ICE agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. But the question everyone should be asking is: How much worse do things have to get before he does so?<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115899252938886431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth Social post<\/a> came hours after officials revealed yet <em>another<\/em> federal agent was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/dhs-ice-agent-ambushed-assaulted-while-arresting-illegal-alien-in-minneapolis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assaulted<\/a> while carrying out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fewer-than-30k-illegals-were-deported-in-2022\/\" title=\"In 2022, fewer than 30k illegals were deported\">immigration enforcement operations<\/a> in the city. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2011632198000976086?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, the agent was &ldquo;ambushed and attacked&rdquo; by two subjects &ldquo;with a snow shovel and broom handle&rdquo; while attempting to detain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/01\/15\/dhs-releases-more-details-about-three-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-who-violently\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Venezuelan national<\/a> released into the country by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1907566645\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;As the officer was being ambushed and attacked by the two individuals, the original subject got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broom stick,&rdquo; the agency reported. &ldquo;Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired a defensive shot to defend his life. The initial subject was hit in the leg. All three subjects ran back into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>News of Wednesday night&rsquo;s events was soon accompanied by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VTlrhdsF2zU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reporting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2011671500818883002?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">of<\/a> rioters vandalizing and looting what appears to be a vehicle belonging to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-larry-hogan-vetoes-bill-aiming-to-make-maryland-a-sanctuary-state\/\" title=\"Gov. Larry Hogan Vetoes Bill Aiming To Make Maryland A Sanctuary State\">federal immigration officials<\/a>. The incidents occurred a week after an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/13\/renee-good-gave-her-life-to-protect-child-rapists-and-killers-from-ice-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anti-ICE activist<\/a> was shot and killed by an immigration official after she <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/14\/ice-agent-renee-good-rammed-with-her-car-suffered-internal-bleeding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rammed<\/a> him with her car.<\/p>\n<p>In his Truth Social post, Trump warned that he would invoke the Insurrection Act if &ldquo;the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don&rsquo;t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>But the reality is that Minnesota&rsquo;s political leaders have <em>already<\/em> made clear they aren&rsquo;t interested in enforcing the law or defending the ICE agents operating in the state.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, Democrats like Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey are actively <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/07\/walz-and-frey-should-be-arrested-for-inciting-2020-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inciting<\/a> the violence being waged against the very agents Trump wants protected. Both effeminate officials, for example, wasted no time in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2011665852265881872?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laying<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2011659596805403023?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blame<\/a> for Wednesday&rsquo;s shooting at the feet of the Trump administration and ICE agents.<\/p>\n<p>Walz and Frey have made clear that they have zero intention of enforcing the law. Which means it&rsquo;s incumbent upon Trump to stop pussyfooting around and do it before any ICE agents get seriously maimed or killed.  <\/p>\n<p>This country cannot afford a repeat of the 2020 &ldquo;summer of love&rdquo; riots, in which Black Lives Matter and Antifa anarchists were permitted to burn down American cities with little to no consequences from the Trump-run federal government. For too long, these communist footsoldiers&rsquo; violent antics have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/11\/the-left-has-never-been-held-accountable-for-political-violence-and-that-must-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gone unaccounted for<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The time for tough words is over. Trump has an obligation to enforce the law, and it&rsquo;s way past time that he does. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Shawn Fleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnFleetwood\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@ShawnFleetwood<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/shawnfleetwood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/anti-ice-violence\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">anti-ICE violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ice\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">ICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/immigration-enforcement\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">immigration enforcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/insurrection-act\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Insurrection Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/law-and-order\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">law and order<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/leftist-violence\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">leftist violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Minneapolis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Trump Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump threatens Insurrection Act over anti-ICE attacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2537889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Donald-Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[50403,6772,35975,3634],"class_list":["post-2537888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-crime-2","tag-minneapolis","tag-public-safety","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Donald-Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2537888"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2537892,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537888\/revisions\/2537892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2537889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2537888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2537888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2537888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}