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Topline The Trump administration and Minnesota officials are again at odds, with the president accusing Minnesota Democratic leaders of “inciting insurrection” while Gov. Tim Walz claims the Department of Homeland Security is lying about the events of Saturday’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen by federal agents in Minneapolis. A person is chased by federal agents amid protests following a shooting on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Federal agents allegedly shot and killed a protestor amid a scuffle to arrest him. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants in the region. Getty Images Key Facts Trump said on Truth Social that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats, “are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric!” adding “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.” A video shared on Facebook on Saturday morning shows a group of federal agents taking a man to the ground and punching him before at least 10 shots were fired outside Glam Doll Donuts on the south side of the city, with the man going limp. In an afternoon press briefing, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the man killed was an American citizen and was shot multiple times, while Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said the man was armed and intended to attack federal agents. O’Hara said the man had a permit to carry a handgun. Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt has since requested aid from the Minnesota National Guard “due to the potential for continuing and growing conflict,” as a crowd of protesters has grown near…

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Filed under: News - @ January 24, 2026 10:14 pm