{"id":2550742,"date":"2026-01-24T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-minnesota-democrats-are-inciting-insurrection\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T15:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:44:02","slug":"white-house-says-minnesota-democrats-are-inciting-insurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-minnesota-democrats-are-inciting-insurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"White House says Minnesota Democrats are &#8216;inciting insurrection&#8217;"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fwhite-house-says-minnesota-democrats-are-inciting-insurrection%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=2550742&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 class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House says Minnesota Democrats are &lsquo;inciting insurrection&rsquo; after &lsquo;terrorist tried to assassinate&rsquo; officers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2482447\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Saturday alleged that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey are &ldquo;inciting insurrection&rdquo; with their harsh anti-immigration enforcement rhetoric. Earlier in the day, an armed man was shot dead while engaging in a physical altercation with officers.<\/p>\n<p>Other administration officials have also voiced their strong support for federal law enforcement after officers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4432519\/armed-man-shot-dead-law-enforcement-minneapolis\/\">shot and killed Alex Pretti<\/a>, a 37-year-old white male and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a> resident who Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino said appeared to want to &ldquo;massacre law enforcement.&rdquo; Pretti was armed with a 9mm handgun and two magazines of ammunition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4432001\/trump-administration-messaging-ice-at-odds-public-support\/\">Trump administration messaging on ICE at odds with public support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4432384\/nurse-fired-karoline-leavitt-fourth-degree-tear\/\">Nurse fired for wishing pregnant Karoline Leavitt &#8216;a fourth-degree tear&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4431803\/inside-story-jd-vance-trump-tiktok-deal\/\">The inside story of how JD Vance &#8216;landed the plane&#8217; on Trump&#8217;s TikTok deal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;What is that all about? Where are the local Police? Why weren&rsquo;t they allowed to protect ICE Officers?&rdquo; Trump posted on Truth Social. &ldquo;The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115951636521315703\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Democrats have suggested that in order to regain peace, federal officers need to leave the city. Officers have faced a massive uptick in attacks coinciding with the rise of the &ldquo;abolish ICE&rdquo; movement, leading to violent escalations.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Saturday criticized the White House&rsquo;s decision to deploy ICE to Minneapolis, and wrote on X, &ldquo;Get ICE out of Minnesota NOW.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>In response, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stephenm\/status\/2015127971485413805?s=46&amp;t=aOOy8YEKiQSfdQpJkUhBhQ\">said<\/a>, &ldquo;A domestic terrorist tried to assassinate federal law enforcement and this is your response? You and the state&rsquo;s entire Democrat leadership team have been flaming the flames of insurrection for the singular purpose of stopping the deportation of illegals who invaded the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other federal officials also supported the Border Patrol agents&rsquo; actions, including Bovino. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rapidresponse47\/status\/2015142522016735281?s=46&amp;t=aOOy8YEKiQSfdQpJkUhBhQ\">said<\/a> in a press conference on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Border Patrol union also weighed in, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bpunion\/status\/2015108074080809189?s=46&amp;t=aOOy8YEKiQSfdQpJkUhBhQ\">posting<\/a> on X, &ldquo;We have pleaded with and warned the media and the politicians that their irresponsible, hate-filled and false rhetoric is going to get people unnecessarily hurt, or worse, killed when they portray our agents and officers as the aggressors.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested on Truth Social that the opposition to ICE and other federal immigration agencies&rsquo; presence in Minneapolis is an attempt by Democrats to distract from Minnesota&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3905016\/homan-confirms-ice-surge-coming-to-twin-cities-following-somali-fraud-investigation\/\">large-scale fraud scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;AMONG OTHER THINGS, THIS IS A &ldquo;COVER UP&rdquo; FOR THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM THE ONCE GREAT STATE (BUT SOON TO BE GREAT AGAIN!) OF MINNESOTA! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115951663504789746\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol agents shot Pretti after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4432519\/armed-man-shot-dead-law-enforcement-minneapolis\/\">he attempted to intervene<\/a> in an arrest while armed, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Viewers of footage of the shooting have debated on social media whether Pretti was attempting to use his weapon during the physical altercation leading up to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The reference to local leaders &ldquo;inciting insurrection&rdquo; is not the first time the president and his allies have mentioned the term. On other occasions related to actions against federal immigration enforcement, such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419819\/trump-threatens-minnesota-insurrection-act-second-federal-shooting-reignites-protesters\/\">the protests after the Renee Good shooting<\/a> in early January, Trump has threatened to invoke the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3847973\/what-is-the-insurrection-act-trump-national-guard-troop-deployment\/\">Insurrection Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4431020\/activist-group-organize-minneapolis-high-school-student-ice-protest\/\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE: LIBERAL ACTIVIST GROUPS ORGANIZE MINNEAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOLERS TO PROTEST AGAINST ICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If 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, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT,&rdquo; Trump wrote on Truth Social in early January.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The act, signed by President Thomas Jefferson, allows the president to use the military domestically in the event of an insurrection. The term &ldquo;insurrection&rdquo; is not defined in the U.S. code and is open to interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House says Minnesota Democrats are \u2018inciting insurrection\u2019 after \u2018terrorist tried to assassinate\u2019 officers President Donald Trump on Saturday alleged that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey are \u201cinciting insurrection\u201d with their harsh anti-immigration enforcement rhetoric. 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