Stephen Miller claimed late Sunday that Minnesota state and local police were ordered to "stand down and surrender" as anti‑ICE protests intensified, saying "only federal officers are upholding the law." He made the post in response to a New York Post column asserting that "local cops have gone AWOL." Miller previously called the demonstrators "an insurgency" on The Charlie Kirk Show, comments that followed President Trump's threats to invoke the Insurrection Act. His remarks have escalated tensions and drawn national attention to the state's response.
Stephen Miller Says Minnesota Police Were Told To “Stand Down And Surrender” As Anti‑ICE Protests Escalate
Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, asserted late Sunday that Minnesota state and local law enforcement were ordered to "stand down and surrender" as anti‑ICE demonstrations spread across the state.
In a social‑media post late Sunday night, Miller wrote that "only federal officers are upholding the law," and reiterated that "local and state police have been ordered to stand down and surrender." He posted in response to a New York Post column by Miranda Devine that said "local cops have gone AWOL."
"Only federal officers are upholding the law," Miller wrote. "Local and state police have been ordered to stand down and surrender."
The assertion follows comments in which Miller described the Minnesota anti‑ICE demonstrators as "an insurgency." Speaking on The Charlie Kirk Show last Thursday, Miller said listeners need only "read their own words and hear their own words and judge their own conduct" to see the protests as an "insurgency against the federal government," adding that demonstrators were portraying federal authorities as an "occupying force."
Those remarks came amid threats from President Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota. Miller's language has intensified debate over the appropriate federal and local response and has drawn national attention to how authorities are handling the protests.
Note: This report was originally published by Mediaite.
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