President Trump just unloaded both barrels on Minnesota’s dynamic duo of disaster—Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey—and he’s calling it like it is: these guys are inciting insurrection with their anti-ICE bluster. We’re talking about a fresh mess in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, where a Border Patrol agent had to drop an armed protester who decided to play hero during a federal arrest. Trump says their “pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric” is fueling the fire, and folks, after digging into this dumpster fire, it’s hard not to nod along. America First means enforcing the law, not coddling criminals, and these sanctuary saps are turning Minnesota into a war zone. Let’s peel back the layers on this accusation, sift through the facts, and see if the boss is spot on—or if the left’s just got another excuse to riot.
The Spark: Another Fatal Federal Bust in the Twin Cities
Picture this: January 24, 2026, south Minneapolis, federal agents rolling in to nab a criminal migrant as part of the big push to clean house on illegals. Enter Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital and U.S. citizen, who shows up armed and ready to rumble. Witnesses and video paint a chaotic scene—Pretti brandishing a loaded gun near the agents, waving it like he’s auditioning for a bad action flick. The Border Patrol agent fires defensive shots while trying to disarm the guy, who’s “violently” resisting. Pretti ends up dead at the scene, with two extra full magazines on him and no ID, looking like he was geared up for a massacre.
This isn’t some isolated oopsie; it’s the second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis this month. Just two weeks earlier, an ICE agent took down Renee Good in a similar dust-up. Tensions were already boiling with anti-ICE protests marching through the streets, and this latest kill poured gasoline on the flames. Federal forces deployed pepper spray and tear gas on the crowds that swarmed in, while local business owners started boarding up shops like it’s 2020 all over again. Protests erupted, streets closed, and the heavy law enforcement response turned the city into a lockdown zone.
Walz and Frey’s Rhetoric: Fueling the Fire or Just Hot Air?
Now, enter the accused inciters: Walz and Frey, who’ve been yapping nonstop about kicking federal agents out of their sanctuary paradise. Walz blasts the feds, activates the Minnesota National Guard in response, and basically tells them to pack up and go home. Frey joins the chorus, holding press conferences with his police chief and emergency management folks to decry the “surge in immigration enforcement.” Their line? This is all Trump’s fault for sending in the big bad ICE goons to round up folks tied to that massive welfare fraud scandal—billions stolen from Minnesotans and the feds alike.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) January 24, 2026
But here’s the rub: their anti-ICE sermons have been cranked to eleven, urging folks to “resist” and “fight back” against what they call overreach. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino lays it out—Pretti might’ve been “radicalized” by this very rhetoric, showing up armed because these pols painted feds as the enemy. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem calls the whole thing “domestic terrorism,” pinning the tail on Walz and Frey for egging on violence against officers. Former Acting ICE Director Jonathan Fahey piles on, slamming them for refusing to cooperate, forcing massive raids that drag in non-criminals and spark these clashes.
Polling backs the sanity: Nine out of 10 Americans want criminal illegals deported, no questions asked. Yet these guys cling to sanctuary policies like a life raft, turning routine arrests into powder kegs. Result? Protesters swarm, someone pulls a gun, and boom—tragedy. If they’d just hand over the bad guys, none of this chaos happens. Instead, they’ve got blood on their hands, endangering migrants, agents, citizens, and even their own protesters.
Trump’s Accusation: Straight Fire or Over the Top?
The president didn’t hold back on January 24, 2026, firing off posts that nail Walz and Frey to the wall. “The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric!” he thunders. He flashes a photo of Pretti’s loaded gun, questions why local cops weren’t protecting ICE officers, and ties it all to the fraud mess—12,000 illegal alien criminals, many violent, yanked out of Minnesota already. Trump demands the stolen billions back “NOW,” calls it a “really big Bank Robbery” and a “COVER UP,” even nodding to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s mysterious $34 million windfall.
He warns that without these arrests, things would be “far worse,” and floats invoking the Insurrection Act if attacks on feds keep up. It’s a callback to 2020, when Walz begged for federal help during the George Floyd riots but now flips the script. Trump sees their words as a direct call to arms, turning protests into potential rebellions against federal authority.
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just UNLEASHED after the Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis, says Mayor Frey and Tim Walz are guilty of INCITING INSURRECTION
“The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric!”
“Much of… https://t.co/TcKj0mnmxb pic.twitter.com/a6ffWwnv6k
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 24, 2026
The Verdict: Trump’s Dead Right—These Guys Are Playing with Matches
So, is the president spot on? Damn straight. The facts scream it: Walz and Frey’s nonstop bashing of ICE has whipped up a frenzy, drawing armed nutjobs like Pretti into the fray. Their sanctuary stubbornness forces fed-heavy ops, sparking violence that’s 100% avoidable. Insurrection? When rhetoric leads to armed interference with federal arrests, yeah, it smells like rebellion against the law of the land. This isn’t peaceful protest; it’s a recipe for chaos, and these clowns own it.
America First demands we boot the criminals, secure the borders, and hold enablers accountable. Walz and Frey aren’t just wrong—they’re dangerous, turning Minnesota into a magnet for mayhem while the rest of us pay the price. If Trump drops the Insurrection Act hammer, it’ll be because these fools left him no choice. Time to clean house, starting with the governors and mayors who think laws are optional. The boss is right: Enough with the games—enforce the damn law.