{"id":2447648,"date":"2025-06-16T03:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-says-not-about-mean-tweets-in-remarks-after-arrest-of-assassination-suspect-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T03:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:33:33","slug":"walz-says-not-about-mean-tweets-in-remarks-after-arrest-of-assassination-suspect-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-says-not-about-mean-tweets-in-remarks-after-arrest-of-assassination-suspect-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz says \u2018not about mean tweets\u2019 in remarks after arrest of assassination suspect &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalz-says-not-about-mean-tweets-in-remarks-after-arrest-of-assassination-suspect-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz addressed the issue of political violence following the arrest of vance Boelter, the suspect in the assassination attempt on two Minnesota state legislators, including state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed. Walz emphasized that political violence cannot become the norm and condemned the use of &#8220;mean tweets&#8221; and demeaning language in public discourse. He urged for a collective recommitment to civility and decency among politicians and the public.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his calls for decency, Walz has a history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty\/\" title=\"Trump Indicted On 34 Felony Counts Of Falsifying Business Records; Pleads Not Guilty\">making inflammatory statements<\/a> himself, including comparing Donald Trump&#8217;s rallies to Nazi gatherings and labeling ICE agents as the &#8220;gestapo.&#8221; These past remarks have drawn criticism,especially from Republican leaders and officials within the Department of Homeland Security,who argue that such rhetoric has contributed to a more opposed environment for law enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Walz says &lsquo;not about mean tweets&rsquo; in remarks after arrest of assassination suspect<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2147751\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The suspected shooter of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota<\/a> state legislators was arrested on Sunday evening in a wooded area near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442556\/minnesota-shooting-suspect-arrested-after-two-day-manhunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vance Boelter<\/a> is believed to have shot Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, her husband, state Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife in two separate incidents on Saturday. Hortman and her husband were killed in the attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference after Boelter&rsquo;s arrest, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) said that political violence can&rsquo;t be <a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/newsroom\/press-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;the norm&rdquo;<\/a> in the country, specifically mentioning &ldquo;mean tweets&rdquo; and &ldquo;demeaning&rdquo; people. He called for people and politicians to work together and demonstrate &ldquo;decency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3442546\/trump-announces-expansion-ice-raids-sanctuary-cities\/\">Trump announces expansion of ICE raids in sanctuary cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442556\/minnesota-shooting-suspect-arrested-after-two-day-manhunt\/\">Minnesota shooting suspect arrested after two-day manhunt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3442531\/netanyahu-claims-iran-behind-trump-assassination-attempts\/\">Netanyahu claims intelligence shows Iran behind Trump assassination attempts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It cannot be the norm; it cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences,&rdquo; Walz <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/melissa-hortman-shooting-vance-boelter-suspect\/601373342\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Now is the time for us to recommit to the core values of this country. And each and every one of us can do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not about hatred, it&rsquo;s not about mean tweets, it&rsquo;s not about demeaning someone, it&rsquo;s leading with grace and compassion and vision and compromise and decency,&rdquo; Walz added. &ldquo;That was taken from us in Minnesota with the murder of Speaker Hortman.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet, as Walz condemned inflammatory rhetoric and suggested it was linked to political violence, the former vice presidential candidate has a history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-racist-biden-quotes-the-media-swept-under-the-rug\/\" title=\"5 \u2018Racist\u2019 Biden Quotes The Media Swept Under the Rug\">making incendiary comments<\/a> himself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During last year&rsquo;s presidential campaign, in October 2024, Walz insinuated that then-candidate Donald Trump&rsquo;s rally in Madison Square in New York City, New York, was like a 1939 Nazi rally held at the same venue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump&rsquo;s got this big rally going at Madison Square Garden,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/walz-claims-direct-parallel-between-trump-msg-rally-nazi-event\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Walz. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a direct parallel to a big rally that happened in the mid-1930s at Madison Square Garden.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And don&rsquo;t think that he doesn&rsquo;t know for one second exactly what they&rsquo;re doing there,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in May 2025, during a speech at the commencement ceremony for the University of Minnesota Law School, Walz referred to ICE agents as the &ldquo;Gestapo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every single day, the President of the United States finds new ways to trample rights and undermine the rule of law,&rdquo; Walz <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/gov-walz-compares-ice-gestapo-trump-admin-calls-remarks-dangerous\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;m going to start with the flashing red light. Donald Trump&rsquo;s modern-day Gestapo is scooping folks up off the streets.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-couldnt-care-less-about-gas-prices-because-she-drives-electric\/\" title=\"Democrat Senator Couldn\u2019t Care Less About Gas Prices Because She Drives Electric\">comments drew criticism<\/a> from Republicans and Department of Homeland Security employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=3442556&amp;action=edit\"><strong>MINNESOTA SHOOTING SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER TWO-DAY MANHUNT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor Walz&rsquo;s comments comparing ICE agents to the Gestapo is sickening,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/gov-walz-compares-ice-gestapo-trump-admin-calls-remarks-dangerous\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, in a statement at the time. &ldquo;This type of rhetoric and demonization of ICE officers has led to our officers facing a 413% increase in assaults.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While politicians like Walz fight to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >protect criminal illegal aliens<\/a>, our ICE officers will continue putting their lives and safety on the line to arrest murderers, kidnappers, and pedophiles that were let into our country by the previous administration&rsquo;s open border policies,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2147751\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147751\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walz emphasizes &#8216;not about mean tweets&#8217; after arrest of suspect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2447649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tim-Walz-4.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6286,5112,4230,27318,32076],"class_list":["post-2447648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assassination","tag-remarks","tag-suspect","tag-walz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tim-Walz-4.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447652,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447648\/revisions\/2447652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}