Overview
- President Donald Trump on Saturday reposted a video on Truth Social that asks whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ordered the assassination of State Rep. Melissa Hortman.
- Top Minnesota Democrats, including Walz, condemned the post as dangerous disinformation, with leaders calling it a lie that retraumatizes victims and elevates political violence.
- Justice Department records and a U.S. Attorney’s Office release identify only Vance Boelter as the accused gunman, describing extensive research and planning targeting elected officials.
- Boelter, who has pleaded not guilty, remains jailed awaiting trial in the killings of Melissa and Mark Hortman and the nonfatal shootings of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.
- The video Trump shared traces to an account promoting unverified claims about Somali-related fraud, echoing anti-immigrant rhetoric the president has used in prior posts.