{"id":2487144,"date":"2025-09-16T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tina-smith-on-different-treatment-of-kirk-hortman-killings\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:19:05","slug":"tina-smith-on-different-treatment-of-kirk-hortman-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tina-smith-on-different-treatment-of-kirk-hortman-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"Tina Smith on different treatment of Kirk, Hortman killings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports on Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) expressing frustration over President Donald Trump’s decision to lower the U.S. flag in honor of conservative activist Charlie Kirk following his assassination, while not doing the same for Melissa Hortman, the Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House, who was also assassinated earlier<\/a> in the year. Trump stated he was “not familiar” with Hortman’s killing and would have lowered the flag only if Minnesota Governor Tim Walz requested it-a claim Smith called “outrageous” and “ridiculous.” Smith criticized Trump’s response as callous and accused him of spreading misinformation and partisan fear rather than universally condemning political violence<\/a>.She emphasized the importance of condemning violence on all sides to prevent its normalization. The article also notes Trump’s comments blaming left-wing extremism for Kirk’s murder, while the FBI has not established a motive. Smith praised Utah Governor Spencer Cox for rejecting misinformation related to the shooting in his state and calling for restraint.

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