
A Truth Social post by US President Donald Trump has reignited misinformation by implying Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was connected to the assassination of Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman.
Melissa Hortman, a prominent Democratic legislator and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, was fatally shot alongside her husband in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on June 14, 2025 by an assailant impersonating a police officer. Authorities described the shooting as a politically motivated assassination.