Minnesota, Tim Walz and John Hoffman
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The United States has a long and grim history of political violence, from presidential assassinations to lynchings and violence aimed at Black people in
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reappointed the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of Minnesota state legislators to a workforce development board. Conservatives baselessly said that implicated Walz in the killing.
From the pulpit on Sunday, Father Joe Whalen exhorted his parishioners to avoid the kind of extreme partisanship and hate that appeared to be behind the killing of one of the church's own, Democratic Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman.
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Washington House and Senate released a joint statement Sunday condemning political violence following the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota legislators.
Breaking: Tragedy in Minnesota politics as Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are shot, killed—Sen. John Hoffman and wife also targeted, injured. Urgent manhunt underway.