1. United States
2. Fla.
3. Letter

On June 14, 2025, Rep. Melissa Hortman (Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, DFL) and her husband were murdered in their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Donald Trump did not lower flags to half-mast that day or call the Governor with condolences. Are we to assume that Democratic deaths mean less to him, the President of the United States, than Republican deaths?? •That same day, Sen. John Hoffman (DFL) and his wife were shot and hospitalized; both survived. Donald Trump did not call with condolences. •The attacker, MAGA extremist, Vance Luther Boelter, had a “target list” including Democratic politicians and abortion providers; authorities described this as “targeted political violence”. How do you explain the dramatic difference in response to assassinations of democrats as compared to Charlie Kirk, who called for the assassination of President Biden? All of you are racing to make it to his funeral, to speak— next to the current president who is making a fool of himself, using Kirk’s tragic death to promote himself, and you, his fan club. So you are making a fool of yourself also. Shape up.