- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump received a Nobel Peace Prize the same way he received a Purple Heart
The president seems to prefer a model where others do the heavily lifting and then generously turn over their honors.
- Alexander Willis @ Raw Story: Trump issues ominous warning amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act.
President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning Friday to Minnesota leaders over the ongoing protests against federal immigration officials, hinting that he may be “forced” to quash the protests himself amid recent threats of invoking the Insurrection Act.
- Gideon Taaffe & Torri Lonergan @ Media Matters: “Arrest them all”: Right-wing media back Trump as he threatens to use the Insurrection Act
Posting to his Truth Social platform on January 15, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act supposedly because “the corrupt politicians of Minnesota” aren’t stopping “the professional agitators and insurrectionists” from attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Several right-wing media personalities backed him up, saying that it’s “time to do it” and claiming that “Trump’s core base, the hardest core of MAGA” are “the biggest advocate of invoking the Insurrection Act.”
- Zachary Leeman @ Mediaite: Trump Threatens Tariffs Against Countries That Don’t Support Greenland Takeover
President Donald Trump threatened to use tariffs to force support for the annexation of Greenland, which he maintains is critical for the United States’ “national security.”
- Edith Olmstread @ The New Republic: ICE Attacks Car Full of Kids, Leaving 6-Month-Old Baby Unconscious
ICE’s brutal crackdown on Minnesota is growing more terrifying each day.