
Minnesota protests escalate as Trump intensifies threats
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Minnesota leaders call for calm as protests escalate and Trump intensifies threats
Protesters clashed with ICE agents in Minnesota again after a man was shot and wounded when he allegedly assaulted federal officers. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry called for calmer reactions on the street as President Trump is threatening to deploy troops to the Twin Cities. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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Minnesota protests escalate as Trump intensifies threats
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Protesters clashed with ICE agents in Minnesota again after a man was shot and wounded when he allegedly assaulted federal officers. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry called for calmer reactions on the street as President Trump is threatening to deploy troops to the Twin Cities. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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Protesters clashed with ICE agents in Minneapolis again today after a man was shot and wounded when he allegedly assaulted federal officers.
GEOFF BENNETT: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for calmer reactions on the street.
That's as President Trump is threatening to deploy U.S.
troops to the Twin Cities to quell the protests there.
And the state's governor, Tim Walz, is asking the president to lower the temperature.
Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro starts our coverage with what's unfolded over the last 24 hours in Minnesota.
(SHOUTING) FRED DE SAM LAZARO: This morning, new threats from President Trump of heavier intervention, this after protests broke out in Minneapolis again overnight.
On social media, Trump warned he'd use the Insurrection Act.
That's the 18th century power of the president to deploy the U.S.
military if the president decides local authorities cannot maintain order.
It was last used in 1992 during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.
Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison said he's ready to go to court if it's invoked.
It all came just after the dust settled from overnight scenes like this.
Crowds gathered after an ICE agent shot of Venezuelan national in the leg during a targeted traffic stop.
Administration officials alleged the man and two others attacked the agent with a shovel and a broom handle -- is dialing up the temperature after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Goode one week ago.
BRIAN O'HARA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Police Chief: The crowd is engaging in unlawful acts.
FRED DE SAM LAZARO: At a late-night press conference, the city's police chief said yesterday went too far when protesters hurled rocks and fireworks at law enforcement.
Mayor Jacob Frey called for calm.
JACOB FREY (D), Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota: And for anyone that is taking the bait tonight, stop.
That is not helpful.
Go home.
We cannot counter Donald Trump's chaos with our own brand of chaos.
FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: GOV.
TIM WALZ (D-MN): As hard as we will fight in the courts and at the ballot box, we cannot and will not let violence prevail.
FRED DE SAM LAZARO: In Washington today, PBS News' Liz Landers asked the White House if President Trump is working with the governor to de-escalate.
LIZ LANDERS: Governor Walz's office is saying today that he's trying to get ahold directly with the president.
Have you spoken?
KAROLINE LEAVITT, White House Press Secretary: Look, the president is always willing to answer the phone when people pick up and call.
But I would ask that the governor stops inciting the harassment and illegal obstruction of law enforcement in his state.
FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, Insurrection Act or not, ICE isn't going anywhere.
KRISTI NOEM, U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary: Remember, we are there in surged operations because of the largest fraud scheme in American history.
FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Trying to tie the crackdown to Minnesota's welfare fraud scandal.
Separately, the president himself has threatened to defund states with so-called sanctuary cities that include the Twin Cities.
For many, it's as if ICE is around every corner.
Locals have spotted arrests as their kids board the bus to school and in random I.D.
checks.
Secretary Noem today said people should carry I.D.
to confirm their legal status, something not legally required of U.S.
citizens except in circumstances like travel.
QUESTION: Are you OK with federal agents and officers violating people's Fourth Amendment rights by asking for papers without reasonable suspicion?
KRISTI NOEM: Every single action that our ICE officers take is according to the law and following protocols that we have used for years.
FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Meantime, schools in the area are reporting a sharp drop in attendance and several districts will soon offer students the option to attend online.
For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Fred de Sam Lazaro in Minneapolis.
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