President Trump: There’s No Reason To Use The Insurrection Act Right Now

President Trump has just poured some cold water on rumors that he will use the Insurrection Act in Minnesota.

On Friday morning, while addressing members of the White House Press pool, President Trump shared that he does not plan to use the Insurrection Act in Minnesota.

However, the 47th president did not wholly rule out using the Insurrection Act if a future circumstance arises.

Watch Trump make the comments below:

Trump says there's no reason to use the Insurrection Act right now.pic.twitter.com/gVV2bvIlnk

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 16, 2026

Fox News reported Republicans previously urged Trump not to invoke the act:

Several Republican lawmakers are looking to talk President Donald Trump out of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis as the city sees demonstrations over the fatal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-involved shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

The Insurrection Act, which was passed in 1807, was last invoked in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots over the acquittal of LAPD officers involved in the beating of Rodney King.

If invoked, the Insurrection Act would allow Trump to deploy active-duty troops or federalized National Guard members to restore order. It would temporarily override the Posse Comitatus Act, which normally restricts the use of the military for domestic law enforcement.

There are some Republican lawmakers who are resistant to the idea of the president invoking the centuries-old law in the wake of the fatal shooting of Good. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., seemed to downplay Trump’s threat, placing his hope in local law enforcement’s ability to “settle things down.”

“Hopefully the local officials working with not only the federal law enforcement, ICE and other agencies, but also the local law enforcement officials will be able to settle things down,” Thune told reporters.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., cast doubt on whether it would be appropriate to invoke the act, according to The Hill.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Ala., also expressed her concerns about the move, saying that the administration needs to be “very careful,” The Hill reported.

Trump previously hinted he would use the act.

Take a look:

“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law & stop the professional agitators & 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…” – President Trump pic.twitter.com/d7XJMA7qUU

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 15, 2026

News Max reported billionaire Elon Musk has called for Trump to use the Insurrection Act:

Tech billionaire Elon Musk called on President Donald Trump to deploy U.S. military forces domestically, posting on X as protests continued in Minneapolis over ongoing federal immigration raids.

“Time to invoke the Insurrection Act,” Musk wrote in response to a post by another account that outlined the 218-year-old law’s purpose and uses.

“Look I just described Minnesota,” Insurrection Barbie said after providing examples of the rebellions and uprisings the law was designed to quash.

Musk’s comment came as Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents continued high-visibility operations in and around Minneapolis, drawing nightly demonstrations and clashes near the downtown federal building.

Take a look:

Time to invoke the Insurrection Act https://t.co/pkTdBJVcxT

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2026

How do you interpret this?