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BiBoFieTo on September 17th, 2025 at 15:42 UTC »

They shot the dog too? Fucking hell.

IMSLI on September 17th, 2025 at 15:43 UTC »

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers

”I don’t really call him. He’s slick — he appointed this guy to a position. I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out. I’m not calling him. why would I call him? I could call him and say, ‘Hi, how you doing?’ The guy doesn’t have a clue. He’s a, he’s a mess. So, you know, I could be nice and call him but why waste time?”

https://apnews.com/article/trump-walz-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-call-064092d14bea4c3141da31b7a5e5c9b3

President Donald Trump skipped the funeral of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Among the hundreds in attendance at the service were former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, who paid their respects to the couple slain in what authorities say was a plot targeting Democrats.

The president, however, was not there. Trump didn’t issue a statement about the funeral, either. The White House did not immediately return a request for comment on his absence.

According to Fox News, Trump spent the morning golfing with Republican senators

Trump Ignores Funeral Service for Victims of MAGA Madman https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-ignores-funeral-service-for-victims-of-maga-madman/

Spartan2470 on September 17th, 2025 at 15:49 UTC »

Here is a higher-quality version of this image. Here is the source. Per there:

> Description English: Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert (urn) lying in state at the Minnesota State Capitol] in St. Paul. Hortman was the first woman to receive this honor in Minnesota.

> Date Take on 27 June 2025

> Source Own work

> Author Bobak Ha'Eri

Here provides the following and additional context:

> On June 14, 2025, Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman was assassinated in a shooting at her home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States. Hortman, the leader of the state House Democratic caucus, was killed alongside her husband, Mark. Earlier that morning, state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot in their home in nearby Champlin and hospitalized. Police responding to the attack on the Hoffmans checked on the Hortmans' home, where a man fired at them. The shooter escaped, sparking the most extensive manhunt in Minnesota history.

> The authorities identified 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter as a suspect and captured him on the evening of June 15 in Green Isle, Minnesota. He was federally charged with murder, stalking, and firearms offenses. The state charged Boelter with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder. Hennepin County attorney Mary Moriarty announced her intention to upgrade the charges to first-degree murder before a grand jury.

> The two victims were members of the Democratic Party-affiliated DFL. Federal charging documents described Boelter as acting with "the intent to kill, injure, harass, and intimidate Minnesota legislators". Governor Tim Walz called the shooting "an act of targeted political violence". Inside Boelter's vehicle was a list of nearly 70 people, including abortion rights advocates, Democratic politicians, and abortion providers.