My heart is broken for everyone impacted tonight.

an act of targeted political violence

a politically motivated assassination

Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.

We are not going away.

democracy is under assault right before our eyes.

weakness masquerading as strength

What an embarrassment. Honestly, … that’s about as small as it gets. How weak.

he is not the same person that I dealt with just four years ago, and he’s incapable of even a train of thought

Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy.

We don’t settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint.

most important office is office of citizen.

He’s a tough guy, why doesn’t he do that? He knows where to find me. But you know what? Lay your hands off four year old girls that are trying to get educated. Lay your hands off these poor people who are just trying to live their lives…

He is not the same person that I dealt with just four years ago, and he's incapable of even a train of thought.

The deaths of Hortman and her husband were a political assassination.

Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended.

Americans don't settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint.

We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence.