US EditionTrump Blames Local Leaders, Cites Armed Suspect After Fatal Border Patrol Shooting in Minneapolis
President Trump blamed Minnesota leaders for unrest after federal agents fatally shot an armed man during a targeted operation, citing 12,000 arrests of illegal criminals in the state.
- Fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident during a large enforcement operation that turned the city into a flashpoint.
- Amid an alleged fraud probe involving Somali daycares, officials deployed thousands of ICE agents to Minneapolis following unrest earlier this month after the January 7 federal shooting and its aftermath.
- DHS said the suspect approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, but video verified by the New York Times shows him holding a phone while agents took him down and fired at least 10 shots.
- Protests erupted and clashed with police, disrupting the Minnesota Timberwolves game postponement as Governor Tim Walz demanded a state-led probe and President Donald Trump accused leaders of `inciting insurrection`.
- Amid rising scrutiny, Trump claimed, `We are there because of massive Monetary Fraud, with Billions of Dollars missing, and Illegal Criminals that were allowed to infiltrate the State through the Democrats' Open Border Policy`, prompting calls for federal withdrawal and increased congressional oversight.
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AlKhaleej Today‘Inciting insurrection’: Trump fires at Minnesota governor and mayor after second fatal federal shooting
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 — US President Donald Trump accused the mayor of Minneapolis and the state’s governor of “inciting insurrection” Saturday over their response to the killing of a civilian in the city by federal officers.“The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric,” Trump wrote on social media, ratcheting up his stand-off with Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz.Trump…
President Donald Trump publicly backed federal immigration agents after an operation by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which culminated in the death of an armed man and sparked riots in the area. Through Truth Social, Trump stated that agents “had to protect themselves” from the lack of support from local authorities during the operation. Read more
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