Flag-Burning Protest Erupts in Minneapolis Following ICE-Related Incident

Things are heating up in Minnesota.

Earlier today, an ICE agent in Minneapolis was forced to fatally shoot a woman after she tried to murder him with her car.

Now, leftists are rioting, shouting profanities and burning the American flag on the streets.

Here’s some footage from the scene:

Backup here, if needed:

🚨 BREAKING: Leftists are now BURNING AMERICAN FLAGS in Minneapolis after one of their own tried to m*rder an ICE officer by ramming their vehicle

The scene of TRAITORS.

This is the Democrat Party of 2026.

They hate us and everything we stand for.pic.twitter.com/HaFZ77FRA7

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 7, 2026

For some background, CBS News provided a breakdown of everything we know about the fatal shooting today in Minneapolis:

• The victim was a 37-year-old woman. According to U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, she was a U.S. citizen. City leaders said the victim was a legal observer of federal actions in the city and wasn’t a target for an ICE-related arrest.
• Witnesses tell WCCO that whistles sounded to alert neighbors of ICE’s presence at about 9:30 a.m. Witnesses say they saw a Honda Pilot blocked by multiple federal agents, and an agent tried to open the driver’s side door. The motorist then put her vehicle into reverse, then into drive. Witnesses said they then heard three shots fired. The Honda traveled another several feet before crashing into another vehicle.
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem characterized the driver’s actions as an “act of domestic terrorism.” Tricia McLaughlin, Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs, said in a statement Wednesday morning the victim was “one of these violent rioters” who “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them — an act of domestic terrorism.” However, videos posted to social media of the deadly encounter corroborate witness accounts. Mayor Jacob Frey said he’s seen the videos of the incident as well and called the federal agency’s narrative of the events “bulls**t.” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz added, “Don’t believe this propaganda machine.”
• The shooting is being investigated by the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• The killing comes amid the influx of 2,000 federal law enforcement members in the Twin Cities metro area.
• The shooting also happened just a few blocks away from where a Minneapolis officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, sparking off weeks of protests around Minneapolis-St. Paul, around the U.S. and worldwide.

We covered the shooting in more detail here:

UPDATE: Violent Rioter FATALLY SHOT By Federal Agents After Trying to RAM Her Vehicle Into ICE Agents

So, let me get this straight...

A leftist woman tries to ram ICE agents with her car and ends up getting shot.

Yet, somehow, ICE is to blame here?

How does that make any sense?

By the way, under an executive order signed by President Trump last August, burning the American flag is a prosecutable offense that carried a sentence of one year in jail.

Grok confirmed:

President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag" on August 25, 2025.

Key Details

• The order directs the Department of Justice (and relevant federal agencies) to prioritize and vigorously prosecute individuals who desecrate or burn the American flag, particularly when it involves inciting violence, breaching the peace, or violating other existing laws (e.g., arson, theft of a flag, or public safety regulations).
• It emphasizes restoring "respect and sanctity" to the flag as a national symbol.
• The order explicitly states prosecutions must occur "to the fullest extent permitted by law" and acknowledges constitutional limits, meaning it does not create a new federal crime banning flag burning outright.

But, these 'protestors' really aren't thinking things through...

This guy makes a very good point:

No one ever accused Leftists/Dems of being good chess players . . . they are handing 47 crystal clear grounds to invoke Insurrection Act powers . . . pray for safety of the current Federal crew onsite before arrival of the QRF

— Ralph Weeks (@gen_du_lil) January 7, 2026

Your thoughts?