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Last week, blimpish governmental spokesperson Charlie Kirk was assassinated portion speaking astatine Utah Valley University. Soon after, Trump ordered the US emblem to beryllium flown astatine half-staff "as a people of respect for the representation of Charlie Kirk."
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People were quick to compare Trump's effect to the assassination of Kirk to that of the Democratic Minnesota Representative, Melissa Hortman. Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed successful their location by a masked shooter disguised arsenic a constabulary serviceman connected June 14. The shooter besides changeable and wounded Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, successful their location soon before.
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At the time, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called the back-to-back shootings a "politically-motivated assassination." On Truth Social, Trump wrote that "such horrific unit volition not beryllium tolerated" successful the US. But erstwhile asked by a newsman if he'd telephone Tim Walz aft the attack, helium replied no, saying it'd beryllium a "waste of time."
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"I deliberation the politician of Minnesota is truthful whacked out. I'm not calling him," Trump said. "Why would I telephone him? I could telephone and say, 'Hi, however you doing?' Uh, the feline doesn't person a clue. He's a mess. I could beryllium bully and call, but wherefore discarded time?"
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"The Minnesota House Speaker, a Democrat, who was assassinated this summer," the newsman said back.
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"Oh," helium said. "Well, if the politician asked maine to bash that, I would person done that. But the politician of Minnesota didn't inquire me. I didn't, uh, I wouldn't person thought of that, but I would've, if idiosyncratic had asked me."
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"People marque requests for the lowering the emblem and oftentimes you person to accidental nary due to the fact that it would beryllium a batch of lowering. The emblem would ne'er beryllium up," helium said. "Had the politician of Minnesota asked maine to bash that, I would person done that gladly."
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The infinitesimal rapidly went viral connected societal media. Here's what radical had to say:
"All of a abrupt the President isn't acquainted with definite governmental violence," different said.
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"Simply unbelievable. Trump didn't adjacent bid the flags lowered erstwhile she was killed. He refused to telephone Minnesota leaders, refused to connection condolences, refused to amusement up astatine her funeral," different wrote, comparing his effect to Joe Biden's, who attended Hortman's funeral.
Simply unbelievable. Trump didn’t adjacent bid the flags lowered erstwhile she was killed. He refused to telephone Minnesota leaders, refused to connection condolences, refused to amusement up astatine her funeral.
Joe Biden did. Because helium has character. Something Trump has ne'er had and ne'er will. https://t.co/aft6COBMvy pic.twitter.com/0ZNsCxAceh
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"So who 'Requested' the lowering of the emblem for a podcaster??" idiosyncratic other questioned connected Instagram.
And lastly, idiosyncratic asked: "What occurrence of The Twilight Zone are we on!?"
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