Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present
NEW This Morning: Military Showdown Brewing in Minneapolis
19 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What is the significance of the military presence in Minneapolis?
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Chapter 2: What events led to the deployment of federal troops in Minneapolis?
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Chapter 3: How are state and federal responses differing in Minneapolis?
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of the Insurrection Act being mentioned?
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Hey there, folks. It is Monday, January 19th. It is MLK Day, and what a weekend we saw in Minneapolis. And now here we are on this MLK Day, this day dedicated to a man who was dedicated to peace. And we are under the consideration of a real possibility that federal and state troops could square off on the streets of Minneapolis. And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ.
Robes, it was, I guess you could say it was quieter in a lot of ways. We should start with that. Things did start to calm down a little bit, I think on Friday and Saturday in Minneapolis.
Chapter 5: What has been the public reaction to the military's potential deployment?
Fair to say?
Yes, because things re-erupted. I mean, there had been protests every single day and night since Renee Good was shot and killed. And then there was that second shooting, which ramped up those protests again. But yes, this weekend... For whatever reason, maybe it was the bone-chilling single digits and negative real field temperatures that brought down the temperature literally on the streets.
But it is of note, despite those temperatures, people still were out. People still were peacefully protesting for the most part. But things could get even more heated with some of these new developments that occurred over the weekend.
So let's tell you, first of all, the president certainly didn't bring things up by mentioning, once again, the Insurrection Act.
Chapter 6: What statistics are being reported about arrests in Minneapolis?
We'll tell you his words and how he explained that really on Friday in a social media post, but then kind of walk that back. So we don't know where we are on that necessarily. We also had word of an investigation having to do with Governor Tim Walz and the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frye. We'll tell you about that. So those things are starting to ramp up a bit. But also we're now we're robes.
And the concern now is that the Pentagon has told at least fifteen hundred active duty troops. Stand by, be ready to deploy to Minneapolis.
Yes, they were actually recalled back to their base on Friday. They said amid the long holiday weekend, because they were concerned this weekend leading to today, Martin Luther King Jr.
Chapter 7: How is the situation in Minneapolis affecting local institutions?
Day, that there might need to be a quick reaction force deployed to Minneapolis. And this isn't just any force. This is the 11th Airborne Division. They are based in Alaska. And so it was pointed out that these are troops that specialize in cold weather operations.
That's kind of crazy to think about, to get your head around, that they are actually seeking to deploy, potentially, and they are on standby, 1,500 active-duty Army paratroopers who specialize in cold weather missions.
All right, and let's tell you what the issue is here with that, is that also on standby are... National Guard troops from the state of Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz, this was probably about a week ago, it feels like at least now, but he said that he had several that were, what is it? There was a particular term he used, had them at the ready.
Chapter 8: What message does this situation send about community and governance?
They were essentially on standby as well. Correct. That the governor could call up state National Guardsmen to help with what's going on in the streets. You have the federal government with troops on standby waiting to come in and help with what's going on in the streets. You see the problem here, folks.
Yes. Can we even imagine present day? in the United States of America having federalized troops protecting the streets alongside state-activized National Guard troops, and they both are coming at this issue from very different mindsets. And so here's just to give you an idea of what's actually at play.
They actually made the point to announce that if National Guard troops are deployed onto the streets, Minnesota National Guard troops, that they will wear yellow vests to distinguish themselves from the federal troops. How crazy is that?
I mean, that's a part of for safety of, yes, those guard members, but also they're trying to send a signal to the people of Minnesota. These are the good guys. These are your homeboys. These are your local firefighters and police officers and moms and dads. And these are your people from your community. They're trying to make that. But we're getting to the point that that's necessary.
Again, this this is I mean, the folks in Minnesota call the move by putting troops on standby, the federal government, just an intimidation factor. They also said that it was an intimidation factor for the president to even throw out there that he's considering using the Insurrection Act. So I'm considering using this thing and I got these troops on standby.
They say that is just a matter of bullying and intimidation by the president.
And it should be noted because, yes. Those threats are there, and his words matter because we all have said this, and we all know this now when President Trump says something or threatens something. He has every intention of following through.
But get this, in the scheme of things, there are already an estimated 3,000 federal troops, ICE agents, immigration officers on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the Twin Cities. So there are already threats. 3,000 federal troops there that weren't there before December. And now you're talking about even adding another 1,500 and now potentially National Guard troops.
I mean, this is surreal, actually, to even think about, and yet it's happening. And it could potentially get worse. The other bit of information that came out in terms of numbers, we keep hearing about arrests and how this has been a mostly peaceful, given all of the circumstances that we're dealing with, it's been a mostly peaceful past two weeks. And that's pretty remarkable.
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