Pentagon Puts 1,500 Soldiers On ‘Maybe Deploy To Minnesota’ Standby Playlist
KEY POINTS
- •On January 15, President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Minnesota after the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
- •The Pentagon put 1,500 soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska on alert, though no formal deployment plans were confirmed.
- •Minneapolis leaders condemned the military presence, while polls showed over 60% of Americans disapprove of ICE’s aggressive enforcement tactics during the surge.
In a plot twist that could only come from a fever dream or a bad Netflix docuseries, the Pentagon whispered that 1,500 soldiers from the far-flung 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are chilling in standby mode — possibly deploying to Minnesota after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good. President Trump dangled the Insurrection Act like a shiny new toy on January 15, threatening military action if ‘corrupt politicians’ didn’t police agitators, but then sorta backed off by the next day. Meanwhile, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called deploying troops ‘shocking’ and said ICE and border cops already flood the streets like uninvited, chaos-hosting party crashers. Polls reveal 61% think ICE is wielding fistfuls of ‘too tough,’ while local officials throw accusations of “terrorism” like it’s confetti on social media spats. Oh, and a federal judge legally recalibrated cops' pepper spray limits, which Kristi Noem promptly ignored. As videos surge of tear gas hospitalized babies, the whole scene looks like America’s weirdest cops-and-robbers, plus an election rerun nobody ordered.
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Apparently, the Pentagon’s new dating app is 'Maybe Minnesota Deployment,' featuring 1,500 soldiers waiting on a DM from Trump while locals just want ICE to take their break. Spoiler: The only insurrection today is of common sense.
Minnesota’s new reality show: ‘Will America Send Troops Or Just More Tweets?’ Starring a 1,500-strong cast from Alaska and a cameo by ‘Oops, I said that’ Trump.
Sending 1,500 Alaskan soldiers to a Minnesota protest is like hiring penguins to patrol the Sahara: cold, confused, and entirely unqualified for this heat.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/18/2026 | Author: Avery Lotz
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