Minnesota is the flashpoint for the Left's war against ICE.
Democrats crossed a bright red line.
And Bill O'Reilly exposed the dangerous game Democrats are playing in Minnesota.
O'Reilly compares Minnesota rebellion to Civil War and Vietnam
Bill O'Reilly appeared on NewsNation and delivered a message that should terrify every Democrat mayor and governor who thinks they can obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
What's happening in Minnesota isn't protest anymore.
It's rebellion.
"This is not a protest in Minnesota or Oregon or California," O'Reilly declared. "This is a rebellion."
He pointed out that Americans have only rebelled against federal authority twice before in history — during the Civil War and the Vietnam War.
"Those were the only two times that the American people, at least some of them, were in open rebellion against the federal government," O'Reilly explained.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey aren't just criticizing Trump's immigration enforcement.
They're actively working to obstruct it.
Frey told ICE to "get the f**k out of Minneapolis."
Walz called federal agents the "modern-day Gestapo."
Their state has become ground zero for a $250 million welfare fraud scheme involving members of Minnesota's Somali community.
But instead of cooperating with federal investigators, they're attacking the agents trying to arrest criminals.
Tim Walz and Jacob Frey refuse to obey federal immigration law
O'Reilly drew a line Democrats won't cross in their talking points.
"You can protest ICE all day long," O'Reilly said. "But if you're not going to obey federal law, as CLEARLY, Minnesota and Oregon are not…they're not going to obey the law…that is a rebellion!"
Local police refuse to cooperate with lawful arrests.
State officials encourage protesters to physically interfere with federal operations.
An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good after she tried to ram him with her car during a confrontation.
The Department of Homeland Security reports a 1,300% increase in assaults against ICE agents and a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks since Trump took office.
That's the direct result of Democrat officials telling their supporters to physically resist federal law enforcement.
National Guard threats echo pre-Civil War federal defiance
Before the Civil War, southern states were "nullifying" federal laws they didn't like.
President James Buchanan did nothing as federal facilities were attacked by "demonstrators."
The incompetence and cowardice led directly to the bloodiest war in American history.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis, and St. Paul just sued the Trump administration to stop ICE operations.
They're not arguing the law is unconstitutional.
They're arguing they don't have to follow it.
Federal law from 1952 is crystal clear about unauthorized entry into the United States.
Minnesota officials are saying "we don't care" and actively obstructing enforcement.
They're protecting illegal aliens who have committed crimes — theft, assault, sex offenses.
Minnesota refuses to turn these criminals over to ICE even when courts order it.
The Trump administration isn't backing down.
"President Trump's job is to protect the American people and enforce the law — no matter who your mayor, governor, or state attorney general is," DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said.
DHS has arrested more than 2,000 people in Minnesota since early December.
Around 1,000 additional Border Patrol agents deployed to Minneapolis over the weekend, joining 2,000 already there.
That's more than three times the number of police officers employed by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Vice President JD Vance called out the Minnesota leadership directly.
"Look, Tim Walz is a joke. His entire administration has been a joke," Vance told reporters.
Walz and Frey are inciting violence against federal agents enforcing lawful court orders.
Sources:
- Mike LaChance, "Bill O'Reilly: What's Happening in Minnesota is Not Protesting, it's Rebellion Against the Government," The Gateway Pundit, January 12, 2026.
- Bill O'Reilly, "Rebellion Against the Federal Government," Bill's Message of the Day, January 10, 2026.
- R. Cort Kirkwood, "O'Reilly: 'Minnesota Is in Open Rebellion Against the Federal Government,'" The New American, January 9, 2026.
- Rebecca Santana, Mark Vancleave, and Steve Karnowski, "In Minnesota, protesters and federal agents repeatedly square off," NBC News, January 13, 2026.
- "Minnesota, Twin Cities sue Trump administration over widespread immigration operations," CNN, January 12, 2026.
- "Radical Rhetoric by Sanctuary Politicians Leads to an Unprecedented 1,300% Increase in Assaults Against ICE Officers," Department of Homeland Security, January 8, 2026.
