Something extraordinary just happened outside the White House. Stuart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, Yale Law graduate, and Army airborne veteran, stood alongside Ivan Raiklin, retired Lieutenant Colonel Special Forces and attorney, to deliver an urgent message directly to President Trump. What they said in this press conference changes everything about how we understand what is happening in Minnesota and across America right now.
In this exclusive Next News Network coverage, we bring you the full press event that the mainstream media will never show you. These men laid out a detailed legal and historical case for why the Insurrection Act must be invoked immediately to address what they are calling an ongoing insurrection in Minnesota. They documented the pattern of escalation from the January 6 committee through the lawfare campaigns of Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg, and Letitia James, through the assassination attempts, and now to armed resistance against federal law enforcement in Minneapolis.
The revelations about Governor Tim Walz are explosive. They exposed his thirty trips to China, his 1989 teaching role involving alleged personal connections to Chinese Communist Party officials, and funding from Chinese sources that congressional committees are now investigating as potential foreign influence operations. They called Walz a CCP surrogate who has labeled federal ICE operations as a modern day Gestapo while issuing warning orders to the Minnesota National Guard asserting they are our guard to protect state interests against federal authority.
Rhodes revealed something powerful during the press conference. He showed a tattoo he got in prison after President Trump was shot in Butler. He described watching Trump rise with blood on his face, fist in the air, shouting fight fight fight, and said that moment proved Trump has a warriors heart. He said inmates across all races gained respect for Trump that day and that God spared his life for a reason. That reason, according to Rhodes, is to fulfill his destiny and save the Republic.
The legal framework they presented is historically grounded. The Insurrection Act has been invoked approximately thirty times in American history. Thomas Jefferson used it in 1807. Abraham Lincoln used it extensively during the Civil War. President Eisenhower invoked it in 1957 to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock Arkansas when the governor ordered his state guard to block integration. Eisenhower nationalized the Arkansas National Guard and deployed the 101st Airborne to escort students. Rhodes argues the same model should be applied to Minnesota right now.
They issued a stark warning about Summer 2026. If decisive action is not taken now to stop the escalation, the violence will be worse than 2020. They described Trump supporters being brutally attacked at deportation rallies, attempted stabbings, and law enforcement standing down in violation of their oaths while Americans are terrorized for exercising free speech.
The call to action extended beyond the President. They urged Elon Musk and Dana White to join Trump and Tulsi Gabbard in a joint press conference announcing massive declassification of government corruption. They want the Twitter files, the Fauci files, and all criminal evidence exposed before the March 2026 primaries begin so the American people can purge corrupt officials from both parties through the electoral process.
Rhodes made clear that fourteen Oath Keepers were commuted but not pardoned and twelve still need full pardons. Eight are veterans who lost all benefits. But above all, he said, they want their country restored. They refused to turn on President Trump during the prosecutions. They refused to bear false witness. And now they are calling on him to embrace his destiny and take decisive action.
This press conference represents a turning point. Legal and national security experts are publicly demanding the President use the full scope of his constitutional authority to restore order and expose institutional corruption. The question now is whether Trump will listen to the men who went to prison rather than betray him.
The stakes could not be higher. As Rhodes said, if the President does not fix this, the American people will have to fix it themselves. This is the moment of truth for the Republic.
