Trump says he won’t ‘waste time’ calling Walz over Minnesota lawmakers shooting

Published June 17, 2025 9:26am ET



President Donald Trump confirmed he will not call Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) in light of the shooting in Walz’s state that killed the state speaker of the House and her husband.

Four days have passed since Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot. Minnesota Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also seriously injured by the same suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, who was taken into police custody on Sunday. The president had yet to call Walz about the matter, and he said he had no plans to.

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