US EditionTrump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced he would not be reaching out to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz following a weekend shooting that resulted in the death of one lawmaker and injury to another.
- The shooting targeted Democratic politicians and was carried out by Vance Boelter, who planned a killing spree against several state officials aligned with Walz.
- Walz condemned the violence firmly and coordinated with federal agencies while Trump continued to criticize Walz personally, labeling him a 'terrible governor' and 'grossly incompetent.'
- Boelter, 57, was apprehended following Minnesota's most extensive manhunt on record and is charged with murder at both the state and federal levels amid heightened political tensions.
- Trump’s refusal to call Walz and his harsh rhetoric underscore political divisions, while Walz’s stronger condemnation suggests differing leadership responses to the attack.
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Trump says he won’t call Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’
WASHINGTON (AP/CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers, saying that to do so would “waste time.” A spokesperson for Walz said the governor wishes Trump “would be a President for all Americans.” One lawmaker and her husband were killed, and the second legislator and his wife sustained serious injuries in the shootings early Saturday. A suspect surrender…
'He's a mess. Why waste time?' Trump declines kind gesture toward Tim Walz post-Minnesota tragedy
When tragedy struck Minnesota in a shocking political assassination attempt, President Donald Trump made it clear he wasn’t interested in tradition, unity, or even common decency. Instead of calling Governor Tim Walz to offer condolences after the June 14 shooting of two Democratic lawmakers, Trump dismissed the idea outright, calling Walz “whacked out” and “a mess.” In classic Trump fashion, the former president asked, “Why would I call him? … …
Trump refuses to call Minnesota Gov. Walz after deadly lawmaker shootings
After a Minnesota state lawmaker was shot to death over the weekend in a "politically motivated assassination," President Donald Trump defied tradition and insisted Tuesday he would not be calling Gov. Tim Walz.
Why has President Donald Trump not called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to express his sympathies? - The Berkshire Edge
To the editor: Why has the president of the United States not yet called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to express his sympathies on the assassination and violence perpetrated against representatives from Minnesota? To me, this should be the front page of both The New York Times and Minnesota Star Tribune. This man’s silence speaks for itself, just as it did after the violence and his silence thereafter on January 6, 2021, and subsequent pardons of the…
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