The president's threat comes a day after a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Minneapolis man who had attacked the officer with a shovel and broom handle.

Federal agents and protestors clashed Tuesday morning in Minneapolis as immigration enforcement operations continue after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good. Many residents blew whistles and shouted “ICE out now,

Trump accused demonstrators of "attacking" ICE agents and said if Minnesota authorities don't respond, he "will institute the INSURRECTION ACT."

Protesters clashed with authorities in Minneapolis as city officials called for calm after an immigration enforcement officer shot a man in the leg.

He views the Insurrection Act as the epitome of executive power and considered invoking it during his first term to q

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to justify deploying troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis

"If the corrupt politicians ​of Minnesota ‌don’t ‍obey the ⁠law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking ​the Patriots of I.C.E., who ar

In a social media post Trump slammed protesters and Minnesota politicians whom he claims are causing a "travesty."