Walz says ‘not about mean tweets’ in remarks after arrest of assassination suspect

The suspected shooter of two Minnesota state legislators was arrested on Sunday evening in a wooded area near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota. Vance Boelter 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. 

In a press conference after Boelter’s arrest, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) said that political violence can’t be “the norm” in the country, specifically mentioning “mean tweets” and “demeaning” people. He called for people and politicians to work together and demonstrate “decency.”

“It cannot be the norm; it cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences,” Walz said. “Now is the time for us

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