18 June 2026,   22:47
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In Minnesota, the Troublemakers, Agitators, and Insurrectionists are, in many cases, highly paid professionals - Trump

President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Minnesota leaders over the ongoing protests against federal immigration officials, hinting that he may be "forced" to quash the protests himself amid recent threats of invoking the Insurrection Act.

"In Minnesota, the Troublemakers, Agitators, and Insurrectionists are, in many cases, highly paid professionals", Trump wrote on the Truth Social. "The Governor and Mayor don`t know what to do, they have totally lost control, and our currently being rendered, USELESS! If, and when, I am forced to act, it will be solved, QUICKLY and EFFECTIVELY!"

Trump`s vague threat comes after reporting that he`s been eyeing invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807, a federal law that allows the president to deploy the military to U.S. cities and states. The Insurrection Act has not been invoked since the 1992 during the riots in Los Angeles, California, sparked after the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers who had beaten Rodney King.

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