White House blames Democrats for ICE violence as Minneapolis erupts, Insurrection Act threat looms

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Democrats are to blame as threats against federal immigration law enforcement officers intensify in Minneapolis. 

"The Democrat Party has demeaned these individuals," Leavitt said Thursday of federal immigration officers. "They've even referred to them as ‘Nazis’ and as ‘the Gestapo.’ And that is absolutely leading to the violence we're seeing in the streets.

"If you look at some of the images out of Minneapolis last night, look at this vehicle...