Today Minnesota lost a great leader. A formidable public servant and a fixture of the state Capitol, Melissa Hortman woke up every day determined to make our state a better place.

The attack appears to be a politically motivated assassination.

a deeply troubling act of violence that has no place in our public square.

Thank you to the thousands of protestors who exercised their constitutional rights in the right way tonight.

My heart is broken for everyone impacted tonight.

I will stand in the way of Tom Homan going after people who don’t deserve to be frightened in their communities.

I wish that he would have reached out and identified himself and let us know who he was and that he wanted to talk

We are not going away.

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

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

weakness masquerading as strength

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…

The ability to freely speak out and assemble is a cornerstone of American democracy—and one of our greatest heirlooms as a state and nation.

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

most important office is office of citizen.

democracy is under assault right before our eyes.

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

Protestors to remain peaceful and calm as they exercise their First Amendment right to make their voices heard.