Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies are licensed trash, and so they by no means miss a possibility to point out us simply how trash they’re.
The nation was mortified when information broke {that a} gunman who was later recognized as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter had impersonated a police officer, went to the houses of two Minnesota politicians, and opened fireplace. The assault left Minnesota state home speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark lifeless and severely injured state senator John Hoffman and his spouse Yvette.
Senator Amy Klobuchar shared a textual content from Yvette Hoffman on social media detailing their situation post-shooting. She says that she suffered eight bullet wounds and her husband John suffered 9.
Though Trump and his conservative colleagues initially condemned the capturing saying:
I’ve been briefed on the horrible capturing that happened in Minnesota, which seems to be a focused assault in opposition to State Lawmakers. Our Legal professional Normal, Pam Bondi, and the FBI, are investigating the scenario, and they are going to be prosecuting anybody concerned to the fullest extent of the legislation. Such horrific violence won’t be tolerated in the USA of America. God Bless the nice individuals of Minnesota, a really excellent place!
Nevertheless, as with all issues Trump, the opposite shoe was making its method down right into a steaming pile of s**t. The very subsequent day, Trump was requested by ABC Information concerning the capturing and whether or not or not he would contact Minnesota Governor and America’s coach, Tim Walz, concerning the incident. The orange man determined to forego empathy and decorum and as a substitute launched a barrage of insults, calling Walz “a horrible governor” and “a grossly incompetent particular person.”
Nevertheless, this was removed from the worst of the reactions. Utah Governor Mike Lee took to social media to not solely be disrespectful but in addition to be a flaming hypocrite towards the stance that Republicans often take when there’s a mass capturing, that the violence shouldn’t be politicized. In a single breath he says this:
Then turns proper round and say this:
The ethical excessive floor is a factor of the previous in politics. These individuals and their followers are really the worst people strolling the planet. They need to all be ashamed however they’re not and that’s the issue.
