A senior U.S. official told Fox News the Trump administration is preparing the troops for possible deployment and “the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division, which is based in Alaska and specializes in cold-weather and mountain warfare, has given prepare to deploy orders,” the outlet reported Sunday. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,” the president wrote in a social media post. However, Trump said Friday he could use the Insurrection Act but did not believe there was a reason to at the moment, and the Fox article noted, “The readiness order for the 11th Airborne Division was given prior to the Friday statement.”
Author: Amy Furr
Published at: 2026-01-18 22:43:07
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