Minnesota Shootings and Political Violence in U.S.
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The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
Daylight was still two hours off when Brooklyn Park police approached the home of former Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman to find someone had beat them there.
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
The Utah Republican downplayed and joked about what authorities say were politically motivated shootings over the weekend of Minnesota Democratic lawmakers.
Federal officials say the suspect in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings had notebooks with a list of over 45 state and federal officials to target. Rep. Kelly Morrison, who says she was on the list, joins Chris Jansing to discuss how “traumatic” the shootings have been on her community and why she fears the political violence will have a chilling effect on the country.
Former Marine and Democratic hopeful Maura Sullivan faces GOP backlash after appearing with sign containing '86 47' message that some interpret as threatening toward Trump
Republicans and Democrats said Saturday's killings in Minnesota were a chilling reminder of the threats they receive regularly.
Political leaders from both sides of the aisle are condemning political violence following the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins The Weekend to discuss this plus the massive turnouts for “No Kings” protests in the face of Trump’s military parade.