Another one? Minnesota mobilizes the National Guard, confronting Trump's ICE
After another serious incident in which an ICE agent shot an American citizen in Minnesota, on the 24th, Governor Tim Walz of the state announced that he would deploy the National Guard to assist local police in maintaining order.
Walz condemned the brutality of ICE at a press conference, "indignant", and claimed they "are no longer a law enforcement agency". He has already called the White House, demanding that ICE withdraw from Minnesota.
To be honest, Walz's statement doesn't mean much. As early as the first ICE shooting incident, Walz had also expressed his dissatisfaction and similarly hinted that he would mobilize the National Guard to "confront" ICE, but the result was that the ICE "law enforcement actions" did not subside, but instead led to a second tragedy.
However, it must be said that the recent response from Democrats has indeed been abnormal. Although ICE's atrocities have triggered nationwide protests, the second shooting incident has added fuel to the flames of protest, but the scale and intensity of the demonstrations and street conflicts are quite limited, far less than the looting and burning situations during the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement.
Considering that the two shooting victims were both American white citizens, their special identity makes it already very stressful for Trump and other officials to face media interviews, so it is not ruled out that the current unusual calmness of the Democrats is preparing to gather strength and find a suitable time to hit Trump hard.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855285041946948/
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