The Daily Show host Jon Stewart called out a number of glaring inconsistencies in the political response to the death of Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. The pair were shot and killed in their home in what Minnesota Gov.Tim Walzsaid “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.” …
Read More »Trump Has Been Privately Trash Talking Gov. Walz in Response to Minnesota Assassinations
Among the weighty roles and responsibilities placed on the American president’s shoulders, the least controversial is the practice of calling other politicians, in the face of personal or public tragedy, to make sure that they have everything they need. If a president wants to go above and beyond that lowest …
Read More »Suspect Arrested in Shootings of Democratic Lawmakers in Minnesota, Charged With Murder
Vance Boelter, the man suspected of assassinating a Minnesota Democratic representative and her husband, was taken into custody Sunday after a two-day search. As The New York Times reports, Boelter surrendered to police officers after he was found in the woods near his home outside of Green Isle, Minnesota. Boelter …
Read More »Democratic Lawmaker Killed in Apparent 'Politically Motivated Assassination'
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed in their home in “what appears to be a politically motivated assassination,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “Our state lost a great leader and I lost the dearest of friends… She is …
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