Invoking Insurrection Act Is the Opposite of What Minneapolis Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On social media today, Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to deploy military forces in Minnesota.
Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement in response:
“Invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces against the American people is the exact opposite of what Minneapolis — and the country — needs right now.
“The violence in Minneapolis is being perpetrated by ICE. The solution is to end the ICE surge, not to further militarize the city. Deploying military forces against the city and its citizens would be a doubling down on the threat Americans are facing from their own government.
“Trump should abandon this idea immediately and stop threatening to use the military against the American people.”