Trump using Insurrection Act in Minneapolis would be a huge risk – even by his standards
- Posted on January 15, 2026
- By CNN
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Trump using Insurrection Act in Minneapolis would be a huge risk – even by his standards
President Donald Trump has been threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act for a very long time. Dating back to his first term, he has repeatedly floated the rarely invoked law, which gives a president extraordinary powers to dispatch the military to put down domestic unrest.
