President Donald Trump threatened Insurrection Act after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz calls for “turning temperature down” amid anti-ICE demonstrations.
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TheWhiteHousepushedbackThursdayafterMinnesotaGov.TimWalztoldPresidentDonaldTrumpto“turnthetemperaturedown”followingawarningfromthepresidentthathecouldinvoketheInsurrectionActoverunrestinWalz’sstate.
Ina“directappeal”onX,WalzpleadedtoTrumpto“Stopthiscampaignofretribution”andsaidthat“Thisisnotwhoweare.”TheDemocrat’scommentscameafterasecondU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement(ICE)-involvedshootinginMinneapolisinrecentdayssparkeddemonstrationsinthestreets.
“TimWalz,JacobFrey,andDemocratleadersinMinnesotahavedonenothingbutturnupthetemperature,smearheroicICEofficers,andinciteviolenceagainstthem—allindefenseofcriminalillegalaliens,”WhiteHousespokespersonAbigailJacksontoldFoxNews.
“InMinnesota,ICEhasarrestedrapists,drugtraffickers,domesticabusers,andmore,despiteDemocratoppo
