Army preps 1,500 soldiers for possible MN deployment, Trump’s Greenland tariffs irk friends and foes

January 19, 2026 | 3:55pm

The Pentagon has ordered two Army battalions to prepare for deployment to Minnesota should President Trump make good on his threats to invoke the Insurrection Act as anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis continue. Trump also threatened new tariffs on European countries who've sent troops to Greenland as the President continues to press for the United States to take control of it.