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Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
The Washington Post by MSN ^ | January 18, 2026 | Dan Lamothe, Praveena Somasundaram

Posted on 01/18/2026 1:29:38 PM PST by 4Runner

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, defense officials told The Washington Post late Saturday, after President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to unrest there.

The soldiers are assigned to two infantry battalions with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division, which is based in Alaska and specializes in cold-weather operations.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: goaftertexasillegals

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1 posted on 01/18/2026 1:29:38 PM PST by 4Runner
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To: 4Runner

Give them hand grenades.


2 posted on 01/18/2026 1:30:31 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....I voted for this too!)
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To: 4Runner

Since the Left are implacable this will get bloody. Trump has at some point to get in front of this and lead the response because that is what it would be; a response to an attack on law and order. Timing.


3 posted on 01/18/2026 1:35:01 PM PST by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=4322961%2)
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The Army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in Minnesota escalates, officials said, characterizing the move as “prudent planning.”


“prudent planning.”


4 posted on 01/18/2026 1:35:09 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: 4Runner

Those sonic crowd control weapons would be good.


5 posted on 01/18/2026 1:35:32 PM PST by cgbg ("Your identity is how power treats you.")
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To: TalBlack

The insurrection must be treated seriously—which means seizing the governor, mayor and attorney general and taking them out of play for the duration.


6 posted on 01/18/2026 1:36:43 PM PST by cgbg ("Your identity is how power treats you.")
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To: cgbg

and Microwave


7 posted on 01/18/2026 1:38:26 PM PST by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: cgbg

🙄


8 posted on 01/18/2026 1:38:33 PM PST by Fuzz (`)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Megaphones and whistles right in the ear like they’ve been doing to ICE.


9 posted on 01/18/2026 1:40:54 PM PST by ryderann
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Dare one hope for interning public officials and ringleaders?
Or will it just be bodyguarding ICE?
10 posted on 01/18/2026 1:46:57 PM PST by Salman (Trump is good, but we need Pinochet. )
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To: 4Runner

The Left will only understand spilling of their blood before they back off... Hope Trump has the balls for it.


11 posted on 01/18/2026 1:49:55 PM PST by dpetty121263
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To: cgbg

So which hack Judge is preparing the restraining order? Place your bets folks.


12 posted on 01/18/2026 2:06:14 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: 4Runner

If there’s a special campaign ribbon issued for serving at the Minnesota Front, it should be in the form of a tampon.


13 posted on 01/18/2026 2:14:53 PM PST by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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“...defense officials told The Washington Post”


Why aren’t they named? Is the leak authorized or an attempt to sabotage any operation?


14 posted on 01/18/2026 2:15:38 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: 4Runner

Domestic enemies are no less pertinent to providing for theccommon defense than are foreign enemies. In the case, the foreign have inserted themselve and must be eradicated.


15 posted on 01/18/2026 2:28:26 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (/s/)
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To: 4Runner

If not now, when?


16 posted on 01/18/2026 2:39:30 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: cgbg
seizing the governor, mayor and attorney general and taking them out of play for the duration.

I don't understand why they have not done a Maduro on the governor, mayor and attorney general.
And do it quietly.
It's not like anyone is going to miss them.

17 posted on 01/18/2026 2:48:03 PM PST by SisterK (to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly)
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“ Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, a spokesperson for the guard said Saturday. An official in the governor’s office said the move was a reconfirmation of Walz’s direction for the state National Guard to mobilize in support of the local law enforcement. The guard hasn’t been deployed.”

So, the order of battle will be protesters, state and local cops, MN NG, Feds, and Army. The locals will quickly realize that they should face the protesters.


18 posted on 01/18/2026 2:49:23 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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How about just deploy them!
All this waiting and waiting and waiting, while that whole area is turning into a crap hole and pushing this narrative that the Republicans are some kind of Nazis
And by the way, where are all these Republicans that should be standing up every time there’s a camera in their face talking about the bullshit that’s going on up there and how these illegals need to be bounced.

Republitards always, always, always lose the narrative!
I for once in my life wanna see ALL Republicans circle the wagon and get behind something!


19 posted on 01/18/2026 3:00:20 PM PST by bantam
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To: SaxxonWoods

RPGs and plenty of live ammo should do the trick!


20 posted on 01/18/2026 3:20:04 PM PST by TonyM (Score Event)
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