As Minneapolis descends into chaos following the fatal shooting of an armed man who tried to draw his weapon on federal agents, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has deployed the National Guard. During a news conference, Walz announced that he is sending the National Guard into Minneapolis in the wake of the riots. Watch: Governor Tim Walz announces that has ordered the activation and deployment of the Minnesota National Guard to Minneapolis, following today’s shooting of a 37-year-old male by agents with Border Patrol and Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). pic.twitter.com/Z4jCBtpWIm — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) January 24, 2026 On a side note before we get into this, I have to say that the sign language lady standing next to Tim Walz is really…distracting. Is she for real? Just look at this: OMG. This has to be a fake sign language interpreter at Tampon Tim Walz press conference pic.twitter.com/QG1VXKdJQx — Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) January 24, 2026 Very strange. Perhaps she’s trolling Tim? But anyways, Walz is (falsely) pinning the blame for Alex Pretti’s death on the Trump administration. The New York Post reported: It’s unclear how many Guard members are being called in, as National Guard Major Gen. Shawn Menke called the number “adequate for this request,” referring to a plea for assistance from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office. Walz slammed the Trump administration Saturday, declaring state authorities would probe the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti. Pretti, 37, allegedly brandished a weapon as Customs and Border Patrol agents attempted to arrest a criminal migrant outside a donut shop, federal authorities said. “The federal government cannot be trusted to handle this investigation,” Walz said during a news conference. “They killed a man, created chaos, pushed down protesters, threw gas indiscriminately and then left the scene and then we’re left to clean up,” the governor claimed. During the press conference, Tim Walz went as far as saying he’s going to bill the federal government for the cost of deploying the National Guard because he sees it as their fault that he has to. Watch here: TIM WALZ: “We’ll be BILLING the federal government for the cost of the National Guard because they are incurring the costs that are falling on us by their reckless actions!” Words cannot describe how much of a TRAITOR this guy is. He should RESIGN.pic.twitter.com/lS8IJ7M8Vv — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 24, 2026 Absolutely ridiculous. It’s Tim Walz’s own anti-Trump, anti-ICE rhetoric and policies that led to the widespread, out-of-control protests happening in Minneapolis right now. This comes after months of Democrats framing ICE as the bad guy — and years of them making President Trump out to be the villian. And now, rabid leftists are in a frenzy. They’re even biting off the fingers of federal agents now: SICK: Crazed Leftist Rioter BITES OFF FINGER Of Federal Agent in Minneapolis [WARNING: Graphic] For heaven's sake, the Trump admin did not do that! Tim Walz needs to own up to the severe consequences of his words and actions. For the sake of Minnesota, he should step down. CNN has more details on the protests that sparked the National Guard's activation: Tensions are flaring in Minneapolis as protestors decrying ICE and its agents’ use of force face off with federal law enforcement and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes the state National Guard to stand ready to assist. Crowds of bundled-up demonstrators chanted and waved signs Saturday in subfreezing temperatures in downtown Minneapolis and at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building. Extra measures were put in place in downtown Minneapolis with blocked roads and at least one hotel bolstering security due to the protests. At the federal building, there were tense standoffs between federal law enforcement officers in riot gear and protesters. As a large group of officers approached the protesters from the federal building, the crowd responded with chants of expletives and boos. Some demonstrators urged the crowd to stay calm and stay together. CNN saw several protesters detained by federal law enforcement near the federal building, though the protest appeared largely peaceful and it’s not immediately clear why they were detained or what preceded the detentions. CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment. In addition to Customs and Border Protection and Bureau of Prisons officers, personnel from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department were also present but told CNN in the evening that they did not detain or arrest anyone at Saturday’s protests. Sheriff’s deputies’ vehicles were used to block parts of the street from demonstrators and deputies appeared to mostly remain in their cars. This afternoon, the Minnesota National Guard confirmed that they are mobilizing. Watch this clip from the news conference: BREAKING: The Minnesota National Guard has confirmed "We are mobilizing as we talk this time" under Tim Walz's command. It's time for Trump to federalize and have them take control. There's more than enough evidence showing what's exactly going on in Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/XcNEQppdrh — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 24, 2026 Just a few hours after that conference, footage of the National Guard arriving in Minneapolis started being shared on social media. Take a look: BREAKING: National Guard has arrived in Minneapolis. There are also warnings among the protestors that an LRAD has been spotted mounted on Humvee. pic.twitter.com/LH21fTDXZ0 — Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) January 24, 2026 Let's see how this all goes down... What do you think? Should President Trump federalize the National Guard in Minnesota? Can Tim Walz be trusted to reign in the protests?