Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem labeled a Border Patrol shooting suspect’s actions as domestic terrorism, accusing Democrat Minnesota officials of inciting violence.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday labeled the alleged actions of the suspect killed in a Border Patrol-involved shooting in Minneapolis as « domestic terrorism », accusing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of inciting violence against federal officers while stressing that President Donald Trump is prepared to invoke the Insurrection Act if deemed necessary.
« When you perpetuate violence against a government because of ideological reasons and for reasons to resist and perpetuate violence, that is the definition of domestic terrorism », Noem said during a news conference at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
« This individual who came with weapons and ammunition to stop a law enforcement operation of federal law enforcement officers committed an act of domestic terrorism », Noem added. « That’s the facts. »
Noem described the incident beginning while DHS officers carried out « targeted operations » in Minneapolis against an illegal alien whose criminal history included domestic assault, disorderly conduct, and driving without a valid license.
« An individual approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9-millimeter semi-automatic handgun », and agents attempted to disarm him.
