Slain lawmaker's children urge Trump to remove post with false claims about her death
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one reckless post, one grieving family, one villain. The Hortman children deserve compassion, and presidents should be careful with claims that are not substantiated. But the press also uses stories like this to imply that any skepticism of Minnesota’s political machine is inherently “dangerous,” as if citizens are required to suspend judgment when power is questioned.
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The children of slain Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman are urging President Donald Trump to remove a post on Truth Social that promotes a conspiracy theory alleging the state’s governor, Tim Walz, was involved in Hortman’s death.Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in June at their home in what authorities described at the time as “politically motivated” shootings.
State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot and wounded in their home the same day. Vance Boelter of Minnesota is accused of the shootings. The manhunt to arrest Boelter was the largest in Minnesota history.
He was indicted on federal murder charges in July and pleaded not guilty in August.Trump shared the video — which seems to have been made by another social media user, which shared yet another ...
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one reckless post, one grieving family, one villain. The Hortman children deserve compassion, and presidents should be careful with claims that are not substantiated. But the press also uses stories like this to imply that any skepticism of Minnesota’s political machine is inherently “dangerous,” as if citizens are required to suspend judgment when power is questioned.
Conservatives can hold two thoughts at once. Public trust is damaged by viral conspiracies, but it is also damaged when reporters wave away real, documented fraud scandals as a distraction. The answer is not censorship-by-outrage. It is evidence-based accountability, and it applies to everyone, including governors, prosecutors, and presidents.
If there is no link between Walz and the killings, say so plainly and move on. If there is corruption in state programs, pursue it relentlessly. Rule of law means we do not weaponize tragedy, and we do not protect institutions from scrutiny just because the scrutiny is politically inconvenient.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.