US EditionTrump Wouldn't Call Minnesota Governor After Democrat Was Slain but Now Blames Him for Raised Flags
President Trump stated he did not receive a request from Minnesota Governor Walz to lower flags after the fatal shooting of lawmaker Melissa Hortman; flags were lowered at the state capitol as a tribute.
- On September 15, 2025, President Donald Trump justified the decision to lower U.S. flags to half-staff following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, noting that he had not received a similar request from Minnesota’s governor after the fatal shooting of a Democratic state legislator.
- Trump said that if Governor Walz had requested it, he would have arranged for flags to be flown at half-staff following the Minnesota lawmaker's shooting this summer, but noted that no such request was made and he had no intention of reaching out to Walz.
- Trump criticized Governor Walz as being "so whacked out" and "slick," recalling that during last year's campaign, Walz frequently labeled Trump and fellow Republicans as "just weird." Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Walz expressed a hope that Trump would serve all Americans and emphasized that the tragedy was not about either individual.
- Trump announced plans to attend Kirk's funeral in Arizona and said he likely would speak there; he also deployed the National Guard to Memphis amid ongoing concerns about political violence and gun-related tragedies across the country.
- The dispute over flag-lowering requests highlights political tensions following the shootings, with Walz calling for unity amid violence while Trump maintains he would have acted if asked, illustrating continued division over responses to recent political murders.
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'Who?' Trump bewildered when asked why he didn't lower flags for slain Dem
President Donald Trump was confronted by a reporter on why he hadn't bothered to order flags at half-staff for the murder of former Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, as he did after right-wing youth activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University last week.But Trum...
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Trump wouldn’t call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags
By WILL WEISSERT and STEVE KARNOWSKI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed Monday that he would have ordered flags lowered to half-staff following the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker this summer had he been asked by the state’s governor. But Trump at the time refused to even call Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to express his condolences, saying it would only “waste time.” Related Articles The Democratic …
Trump says he would have lowered flags for Minnesota slayings if asked. But he didn’t call governor
President Donald Trump is defending his decision to lower flags to half-staff after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by suggesting he would have done the same for a...
Trump wouldn't call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags
President Donald Trump says he would have ordered flags lowered to half-staff after the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker if the governor had asked, but Trump at the time refused to even call the governor.
‘The Who?’ Trump Needs Quick Refresher on Democratic Lawmaker Shot and Killed This Summer
In an Oval Office press conference, President Donald Trump decried the “radical left” for “causing tremendous violence.” However, he required a quick refresher when asked about the assassination of Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, allegedly at the hands of a right-winger. Hortman was serving as speaker of the Minnesota House when she was killed. Trump took questions from reporters on Monday, where he again blamed the left for the…
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