Tim Walz

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

This was an act of targeted political violence.

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

Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy.

an act of targeted political violence

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

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.

Those responsible for this will be held accountable.

a politically motivated assassination

Local law enforcement in Champlin and Brooklyn Park have the full resources of the State of Minnesota behind them. We are monitoring the situation closely and will share more information soon.

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

My job as the governor of Minnesota is to make Minnesota the best state in the nation.

I think everyone in this room agrees with that, but nothing Minnesota has done to serve its own people stands in the way of the federal government managing border security and policies.

While you've convened this hearing to explore the issue of so-called 'sanctuary states,' Minnesota isn't even a sanctuary state.

Nothing Minnesota has done to serve its own people stands in the way of the federal government managing border security and policies.

It's the federal government's job to secure the border.

We have a broken immigration system in this country.

I didn’t realize how much animosity there is here – we have a responsibility to the American public to work together.

Nothing we do precludes them from doing their job.

No one here wants to hear these horrific stories. But we have a job to do on limited resources.

No one got everything they wanted.

That’s how we got into this damn mess! ’Cause we’re really cautious.

if you leave a void, Donald Trump will fill it.

Right now, more than any other time in my lifetime, we need you to live up to the oath that you're about to make. Because, I have to be honest with you: You are graduating into a genuine emergency.

It's a flagrant betrayal of the oath they took as lawyers.