Trump says he won’t call Gov. Tim Walz after Minnesota shootings: 'He's a mess'

WASHINGTON — Days aft a Minnesota authorities lawmaker was killed and different injured successful a "politically motivated assassination," President Donald Trump said connected Tuesday that helium would not telephone the state's governor, eschewing a accepted statesmanlike effect to tragedies.

"Why would I telephone him? I could telephone and say, ‘Hi, however you doing?’ The feline doesn’t person a clue," Trump said, referring to Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., who was the vice statesmanlike contender facing disconnected against Trump's summons successful 2024. "He’s a mess. So I could beryllium bully and call, but wherefore discarded time?"

Presidents person historically called authorities and section politicians connected some sides of the aisle to lend their enactment successful the aftermath of convulsive tragedies similar earthy disasters oregon high-profile shootings.

Walz's bureau did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected the president's remarks.

Vice President JD Vance spoke with Walz aft the shooting, a root adjacent to the politician said. Walz expressed appreciation for the coordination betwixt national instrumentality enforcement and Minnesota nationalist information officials, the root said.

Former President Joe Biden besides called Walz aft the attack.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her hubby were killed connected Saturday astatine their location by a gunman impersonating a constabulary officer. State Sen. John Hoffman and his woman besides were changeable astatine location and were severely injured.

The suspect, 57-year-old Vance Boelter, was captured Sunday nighttime aft a high-stakes manhunt. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said connected Saturday that constabulary recovered a "manifesto" successful the suspect's car with names of different lawmakers and officials prompting respective lawmakers to beef up security. An authoritative who saw the database said it targeted salient Minnesotans who advocator for termination rights.

The shootings sparked renewed concerns astir increasing governmental violence. Walz has said that the killings “appeared to beryllium a politically motivated assassination.”