{"id":2544517,"date":"2026-01-20T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-an-embarrassment-61\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T04:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:15:20","slug":"trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-an-embarrassment-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-an-embarrassment-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Do-Nothing Minnesota Response Is An Embarrassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Ftrumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-an-embarrassment-61%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=2544517&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 piece by shawn Fleetwood describes a viral incident in St. Paul where anti\u2011ICE protesters &#8211; reportedly including media figure Don Lemon &#8211; stormed a church, harassed congregants and accused a pastor of being an ICE agent. The article notes the DOJ has opened a civil\u2011rights probe and Trump administration officials pledged accountability, but argues those responses are insufficient. Fleetwood contends that left\u2011wing harassment and interference with ICE operations have been occurring across Minneapolis for weeks, that local officials (Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey) refuse to enforce the law, and that the administration&#8217;s warnings have been largely empty. He warns that continued inaction will embolden agitators, spread similar violence to other cities, and calls for arrests, prosecutions, and visible enforcement to deter further lawlessness.  <\/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:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qAbvx2f13wY\">WKRN News 2\/YouTube<\/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\/19\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-a-weak-embarrassment\/\" 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=Trump%E2%80%99s%20Do-Nothing%20Minnesota%20Response%20Is%20A%20Weak%20Embarrassment&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/19\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-a-weak-embarrassment\/\" 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=Trump%E2%80%99s%20Do-Nothing%20Minnesota%20Response%20Is%20A%20Weak%20Embarrassment&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/19\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-a-weak-embarrassment\/\" 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\/19\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-a-weak-embarrassment\/\" 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=Trump%E2%80%99s%20Do-Nothing%20Minnesota%20Response%20Is%20A%20Weak%20Embarrassment&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/19\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-a-weak-embarrassment\/\" 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>While President Trump overzealously obsesses about acquiring Greenland and other foreign policy ventures, AI, and swapping RINO Sen. Bill Cassidy with a RINO House member, a major American state is continuing its rapid descent into Third World despotism. <\/p>\n<p>By now, most Americans have seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grcastleberry\/status\/2013072221346865462?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">viral incident<\/a> of anti-ICE agitators &mdash; which <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/2013280479999381627?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included<\/a> media hack <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/don-lemon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Don Lemon<\/a> &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/doj-launches-civil-rights-investigation-after-minnesota-agitators-allegedly-storms-church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">storming<\/a> a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, over the weekend in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/willchamberlain\/status\/2012999848409084055?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apparent violation<\/a> of federal law. While Lemon <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2013025026623316168?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">harassed<\/a> the church&rsquo;s pastor about why he wasn&rsquo;t OK with demented leftists infringing upon his congregation&rsquo;s worship service, the group&rsquo;s other members <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/2013267705886015589?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">screeched<\/a> in the faces of attending families (including minors).<\/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__b89e9-1086278146\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-an-embarrassment-2\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Do...Nothing ... Response Is An Embarrassment\">anarchists reportedly believed<\/a> one of the church&rsquo;s pastors was a member of ICE, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baptistpress.com\/resource-library\/news\/ice-protestors-disrupt-minnesota-worship-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baptist Press<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Members of the Trump administration quickly took to social media to pledge accountability for the incident. Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/2013093526867689835?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that the Justice Department will &ldquo;prosecute federal crimes and ensure that the rule of law prevails,&rdquo; while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/2013075971348332554?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> that &ldquo;President Trump will not tolerate the intimidation and harassment of Christians in their sacred places of worship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Except, the president has <em>already<\/em> tolerated this type of leftist-led &ldquo;intimidation and harassment&rdquo; throughout Minnesota for weeks. <\/p>\n<p>The primary reason those <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >left-wing anarchists felt comfortable<\/a> enough storming that church is because Trump and his administration have given them <em>zero<\/em> reason to fear any <em>real<\/em> accountability for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>Left-wing violence and harassment against ICE agents and everyday residents have been occurring in Minneapolis and across the state for weeks. And thus far, Trump and his team have done virtually nothing but fire off a bunch of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-much-worse-does-minneapolis-have-to-get-before-trump-shuts-down-leftist-lawlessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">empty threats<\/a> that have done nothing to shut down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/man-allegedly-assaulted-flagpole-minneapolis-anti-ice-agitators-violent-parking-garage-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interference<\/a> with immigration operations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/man-allegedly-assaulted-flagpole-minneapolis-anti-ice-agitators-violent-parking-garage-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other leftist-led harassment<\/a> of civilians. <\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&rsquo;s political leaders like Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey have made it abundantly clear since these attacks began that they will not enforce the law and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-an-embarrassment\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Do...Nothing ... Response Is An Embarrassment\">protect immigration authorities operating<\/a> in the city. Which means it&rsquo;s way past time for Trump to stand up and do it. <\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s pathetic and weak response is already an embarrassment. But should he continue this impotent strategy, the anarchy currently unfolding is bound to get much, much worse. <\/p>\n<p>Continued abdication of proper law enforcement will further embolden leftist agitators to take more egregious and increasingly violent actions against ICE and non-leftists in Minnesota. And once their allies operating in other cities and states see that there are no real consequences from the Trump administration for this apparent lawbreaking, the violence will in all likelihood spread like wildfire across the country, culminating in a &ldquo;summer of love&rdquo; 2.0. <\/p>\n<p>The time for do-nothing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media posts<\/a> and statements is way over. The law must be enforced. <\/p>\n<p>Every lawbreaker who stormed that church must be cuffed, charged, thrown behind bars, and have his mugshot published for the world to see. Anything short of that is simply unacceptable. <\/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\/arrests\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">arrests<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/doj\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">DOJ<\/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\/left-wing-activists\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">left-wing activists<\/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 distracted; a US state falls into chaos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2544518,"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\/Minnesota-church.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[32319,39801,37326,35795,32566],"class_list":["post-2544517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-donald-trump","tag-leadership-failure","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-political-criticism","tag-presidential-response"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Minnesota-church.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544517","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=2544517"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544521,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544517\/revisions\/2544521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2544517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2544517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2544517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}