J.D. Vance: ‘Right Now, We Don’t Think That We Need’ to Invoke the Insurrection Act Over Anti-ICE Riots

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Administration reporter ░░░░░░░░ there anything you heard ░░░░░░░░ saw today that would ░░░░░░░░ you to counsel the ░░░░░░░░ to invoke the insurrection ░░░░░░░░ and did you meet ░░░░░░░░ talk to the ICE ░░░░░░░░ involved in the renee ░░░░░░░░ incident I did not ░░░░░░░░ to him today but ░░░░░░░░ talked to some of ░░░░░░░░ colleagues Your question is ░░░░░░░░ I have tried to ░░░░░░░░ this as wall as ░░░░░░░░ possibly could and my ░░░░░░░░ is what the insurrection ░░░░░░░░ what invoking it would ░░░░░░░░ the federal government to ░░░░░░░░ is it would allow ░░░░░░░░ federal government to use ░░░░░░░░ military for local law ░░░░░░░░ operations Right now we ░░░░░░░░ t think that we ░░░░░░░░ that The president could ░░░░░░░░ his mind of course ░░░░░░░░ could get worse right ░░░░░░░░ we think that federal ░░░░░░░░ enforcement officers can do ░░░░░░░░ job of federal law ░░░░░░░░ What I do worry ░░░░░░░░ is the chaos gets ░░░░░░░░ if more and more ░░░░░░░░ agents get assaulted if ░░░░░░░░ officers get assaulted that ░░░░░░░░ be a real problem ░░░░░░░░ again we have so ░░░░░░░░ federal law enforcement resources ░░░░░░░░ right now so many ░░░░░░░░ here that we do ░░░░░░░░ want to have here ░░░░░░░░ do not want so ░░░░░░░░ ICE officers in Minneapolis ░░░░░░░░ now Good lord it ░░░░░░░░ really cold outside But ░░░░░░░░ are here not even ░░░░░░░░ enforce immigration laws but ░░░░░░░░ protect the people from ░░░░░░░░ rioters That s an ░░░░░░░░ state of affairs and ░░░░░░░░ would need it if ░░░░░░░░ had more cooperation from ░░░░░░░░ Minneapolis police department The ░░░░░░░░ police department my understanding ░░░░░░░░ that the actual beat ░░░░░░░░ on the ground would ░░░░░░░░ to help out but ░░░░░░░░ being told by somebody ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ s mayor frey but ░░░░░░░░ somebody to not cooperate ░░░░░░░░ all What kind of ░░░░░░░░ person tells their local ░░░░░░░░ don t protect someone ░░░░░░░░ they are being assaulted ░░░░░░░░ a rider it s ░░░░░░░░ and it has to ░░░░░░░░ reporter: earlier, local