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highplainsdem

(61,215 posts) Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:18 PM Jan 19

Stephen Miller claims local police in Minnesota have been told to 'stand down and surrender' as federal agents 'uphold t

Source: Independent

Stephen Miller claims local police in Minnesota have been told to ‘stand down and surrender’ as federal agents ‘uphold the law’

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Miller, the architect behind the Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda, made the claim in a X post Sunday night.

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“Only federal officers are upholding the law,” claimed Miller. “Local and state police have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”

The Minneapolis Police Department denied Miller’s claim in a statement to The Independent.

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Miller was responding to another social media post by New York Post columnist Miranda Devine, who claimed “local cops have gone AWOL” in Minneapolis.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/stephen-miller-ice-minneapolis-protests-b2903238.html

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Stephen Miller claims local police in Minnesota have been told to 'stand down and surrender' as federal agents 'uphold t (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 19 OP

Um...is this in Miller-world or the real world? Aristus Jan 19 #1

It's in the crazy world he apparently shares with Trump. highplainsdem Jan 19 #2

Everyone saw it muriel_volestrangler Jan 19 #7

Quiet, anal polyp SheltieLover Jan 19 #3

He's trying to psyche people out JustAnotherGen Jan 19 #4

How does a police officer surrender? And where are the orders stating that local police are to surrender too? SWBTATTReg Jan 19 #5

I guess he sent them all tweets from Truth Social? FakeNoose Jan 19 #6

There is no use debating a nazi. This is the sort of Klarkashton Jan 19 #8

"Surrender"? As in, "they"ve taken MN."? Buddyzbuddy Jan 19 #9

I think all the crazy shit that comes out of tfg's mouth starts in millers brain.. He is the puppet master..nt mitch96 Jan 19 #10

Oh really? Good luck with that! Martin68 Jan 19 #11

You know if the local police start beating an ICE prick... Crowman2009 Jan 19 #12

Local cops have been AWOL since Floyd's murder. iemanja Jan 19 #13

People--including The Daily Beast--have been losing their minds over this all day, but it is obvious... Ol Janx Spirit Jan 20 #14

He's acting like he's the president. QED Jan 20 #15

remember when repukes were all about STATES RIGHTS? Skittles Jan 20 #16

Aristus

(71,959 posts)

1. Um...is this in Miller-world or the real world?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:24 PM

Jan 19

highplainsdem

(61,215 posts)

2. It's in the crazy world he apparently shares with Trump.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:26 PM

Jan 19

muriel_volestrangler

(105,948 posts)

7. Everyone saw it

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:56 PM

Jan 19

Oh, wait, that was from somebody else Wicked.

SheltieLover

(79,210 posts)

3. Quiet, anal polyp

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:30 PM

Jan 19

JustAnotherGen

(37,892 posts)

4. He's trying to psyche people out

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:30 PM

Jan 19

Someone drop a house on that evil fraud.

SWBTATTReg

(26,189 posts)

5. How does a police officer surrender? And where are the orders stating that local police are to surrender too?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:35 PM

Jan 19

FakeNoose

(41,073 posts)

6. I guess he sent them all tweets from Truth Social?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:48 PM

Jan 19

Klarkashton

(5,072 posts)

8. There is no use debating a nazi. This is the sort of

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:12 PM

Jan 19

Shit they sling.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,398 posts)

9. "Surrender"? As in, "they"ve taken MN."?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:21 PM

Jan 19

"Mr. President, sir, we got you a consultation prize."

mitch96

(15,771 posts)

10. I think all the crazy shit that comes out of tfg's mouth starts in millers brain.. He is the puppet master..nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:19 PM

Jan 19

Martin68

(27,451 posts)

11. Oh really? Good luck with that!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 09:09 PM

Jan 19

Crowman2009

(3,474 posts)

12. You know if the local police start beating an ICE prick...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 09:11 PM

Jan 19

...I'll look the other way and move on.

iemanja

(57,707 posts)

13. Local cops have been AWOL since Floyd's murder.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 10:10 PM

Jan 19

Ol Janx Spirit

(903 posts)

14. People--including The Daily Beast--have been losing their minds over this all day, but it is obvious...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 01:00 AM

Jan 20

...that what he is doing here is claiming that officials in Minnesota have ordered their police departments to "stand down" and not help ICE--thus laying the groundwork for invoking the Insurrection Act.

It seems that people have misconstrued his statement to mean that he ordered local police to stand down, but what I believe he is saying actually lays the groundwork for much more insidious actions.

He is also lying--of course.

QED

(3,330 posts)

15. He's acting like he's the president.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 01:10 AM

Jan 20

In his egocentric view he thinks he is.

Skittles

(170,605 posts)

16. remember when repukes were all about STATES RIGHTS?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 02:28 AM

Jan 20

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