Recommendations of the Editorial team
One of the important tasks of the American president is to call other politicians in the case of personal or public tragedies to make sure that they receive everything they need. This is one of the least controversial expectations. If a president wants to go beyond this lowest threshold, he expresses his condolences. And behaves like a person. Not like a party political tactor.
Trump blasphemes behind closed doors over governor Walz after murder in Minnesota
This week, however, after a gunman killed the former spokeswoman for the Minnesota representative house, Melissa Hortman, her husband and seriously injured Senator John Hoffman and his wife, US President Donald Trump did not apply for the head of state of Minnesota.
Shortly after 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Rolling Stone asked Governor Tim Walz’s office whether Trump had already registered. A spokesman for the democratic governor replied: “We didn’t hear anything from him” – and added that “former President Joe Biden called yesterday afternoon, shortly after the news became known.”
When asked whether Trump Walz, who has been in office since 2019, has ever called in earlier crisis or emergencies to speak politely or professionally with him, the governor’s spokesman simply said: “Yes.”
On Monday, Walz told reporters that he hadn’t heard anything from the president after the murders on Saturday-murders that led to a two-day nationwide search before the suspect-the 56-year-old Vance Boelter-was arrested.
Trump spurns roller publicly
Until Tuesday morning, the president not only seemed to be determined to punish rolling with silence, but also openly snub. Walz competed against Trump together with JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate.
On Tuesday, Trump told reporters on board the Air Force One that he had no interest in calling the former vice presidential candidate. “I think the governor of Minnesota is completely crazy. I’m not calling,” said Trump. “The guy has no shimmer, he’s a disaster … I could be nice and call him, but why waste time?”
That was not a one -off slip in an interview with reporters. A source with direct knowledge of the matter says that Trump has been moving over the scene over the governor of Minnesota since the terrible news became known. “He doesn’t let up,” said the source.
Trump suggests responsibility from Walz
When Trump told reporters in the presidential aircraft that he had no interest in a conversation with Walz, he justified himself that the governor “appointed this guy in a position” – with which he indicated that he might be blamed in the tragedy. Boelter – who allegedly conducted a list of death with over 45 local and state MPs, including Walz – previously worked as a political representative in the Governor of Minnesota.
However, the appointment was not originally under Walz, but among its predecessors – the former democratic governor Mark Dayton. Walz extended Boelter’s term in this inconspicuous political body in 2019.
Trump’s double standards in political violence
The Trump government publicly demonstrates that it is pursuing hard measures against politically motivated violence. Justice Minister Pam Bondi has damaged people who have damaged Tesla vehicles and car dealerships for terrorism, she demands the death penalty for the alleged murderer of the United Healthcare CEO Luigi Mangione, and her ministry has the MP Lamonica Mciver (Dn.J.) due to attack on a chaotic incident in one Deport of deportation center.
However, this public fixation on the fight against political violence is highly selfish. Terrorial plants are noticeable in the federal government against Boelter-and Trump is not the only GOP legislator to downplay the murder.
Republicans scoff, democrat faced
Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote on X, Boelter’s actions are “what happens when Marxists don’t get their will.” In another post, Lee, Bueter-who wore a Halloween mask for action-was a “nightmare in Waltz-Straße.”
The senator of Minnesota, Tina Smith, a democrat, confronted Lee directly in the US capitol about his statements. “I wanted him to know how much pain it gave me and the people in my state – and I also think all over the country – who perceive this as brutal attack,” Smith told reporters about the conversation. “I personally had to tell him the effect of his cruel statement on me, his colleague.”