Trump accuses Minnesota officials of ‘inciting insurrection’ in wake of deadly shooting
President Donald Trump unloaded on Minnesota elected officials Saturday in the wake of the fatal federal immigration officer shooting earlier that morning, going as far as to accuse state leadership of “inciting insurrection.”
A 37-year-old Minneapolis resident was killed Saturday after several federal officers opened fire after having wrestled and beat the individual in a chaotic scene captured on video. The killing has sparked outrage across the nation, including in the city of Minneapolis where hundreds of protesters have clashed with police.
“Much of what you’re witnessing is a COVER UP for this Theft and Fraud. The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
“Instead, these sanctimonious political fools should be looking for the Billions of Dollars that has been stolen from the people of Minnesota, and the United States of America. LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB!”
The deadly shooting happened amid the ongoing surge of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, deployed by Trump over the alleged fraud scandal involving Somali daycares.
The individual killed by federal officers was accused by the Department of Homeland Security of approaching officers “with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.” The agency also alleged that the individual’s behavior was consistent with someone who “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement,” though facts of the incident have yet to be verified.
In his social media post, Trump shared an image of the individual’s supposed firearm, along with some questions of his own.
“This is the gunman’s gun, loaded (with two additional full magazines!), and ready to go – What is that all about?” Trump wrote.
“Where are the local Police? Why weren’t they allowed to protect ICE Officers? The Mayor and the Governor called them off? It is stated that many of these Police were not allowed to do their job, that ICE had to protect themselves — Not an easy thing to do!”