Stephen Miller, top aide to President Donald Trump, claimed on social media that authorities in Minnesota have been given a standdown order.
It started when podcaster Tim Pool made a post on the things he was “hearing out of Minnesota,” which was then shared by journalist Miranda Devine.
Look:
Local cops have gone AWOL. https://t.co/yKQsv2LZ1U
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) January 18, 2026
“The things im hearing out of Minneapolis are insane. Activists forcing their way into churches, attacking random pedestrians, stalking SUVs. Wtf is going on,” Pool wrote, prompting Devine to respond, “Local cops have gone AWOL.”
Miller shared Devine’s take, stating that “only federal officers” were on scene to uphold the rule of law following the shooting death of anti-ICE protester Renee Good. Her death has resulted in a flood of protests and action from leftists outraged by the Trump administration’s actions.
Only federal officers are upholding the law. Local and state police have been ordered to stand down and surrender. https://t.co/LnX3Y5Ggeu
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) January 19, 2026
“Only federal officers are upholding the law. Local and state police have been ordered to stand down and surrender,” he posted.
This comes after Miller made statements on Thursday’s episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, where he called the swarms of leftist protesters “an insurgency” and urged people to listen to their own rhetoric.
Listen:
🚨 BREAKING: Stephen Miller just said it PERFECTLY on Minneapolis
“They are asserting they have the unfettered right to harbor aliens and incite violent INSURRECTION from organized agitators against federal forces!” pic.twitter.com/yrWSoiLjFU
“Clearly this is an INSURGENCY against…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 15, 2026
“You only have to read their own words and hear their own words and judge their own conduct to understand that this is clearly an insurgency against the federal government. They are describing the federal government as an occupying force. Just think about that for a second.”
X users reacted:
It’s time to put the military on the ground in Minneapolis and stop the Insurrection. It’s going to turn into repeated gunfights if you don’t. pic.twitter.com/EJozOqONAO
— R T (@RDog861) January 15, 2026
Federal Officers will save Minnesota from Minnesota
— TheTexasOne (@TexasRepublic71) January 19, 2026
The @StateDept should issue guidance for every conservative to get out of Minnesota immediately. pic.twitter.com/DYyGUUhO9K
— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) January 19, 2026
They’re impotent at best in Minnesota… At least at the leadership level.
— Lake Boss 🚤🐟🐕🦺🇺🇸 (@LakeBoss) January 19, 2026
Hey Local Police,
Quit and join ICE. At least there, you are allowed to enforce the law.That is the entire reason you put on the uniform in the first place.
If politicians are tying your hands to protect criminals, they have already surrendered.
Dont submit.
— Mehek Cooke🇺🇸 (@MehekCooke) January 19, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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