Tim Walz, Minnesota and Trump
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President Donald Trump told ABC News on Sunday that he "may" call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after a political assassination sent shockwaves through the state.
Hours after the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, prominent conservative influencers spun unsubstantiated theories that the suspect was a left-wing extremist who targeted the Democratic-aligned leaders for voting against party lines, and did so with the blessing of the state’s top Democrat, Gov. Tim Walz.
Several MAGA members have called out the state's Democratic leader over his previous appointment of the suspect to the governor's workforce development board.
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.
Vance Boelter, the suspect in the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota lawmakers, has been captured, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz confirmed in a news conference late Sunday.
Jack Brewer, a former Vikings and Gophers player, speaks out on the Minnesota shootings allegedly involving a suspect who was a Walz appointee, claiming the state has become dangerous.
The Minnesota State Patrol urged the public not to attend planned demonstrations across the state Saturday “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a post on X, following [the shootings of two s