SAINT PAUL, Minn. — On Thursday, Donald Trump published a series of posts on Truth Social stating that Democratic members of Congress should be prosecuted and executed for sedition, following their participation in a video earlier this week.
"Donald Trump has once again fanned the flames of political violence,” said DFL House Leader Zack Stephenson. “His rhetoric puts lives in danger. As someone who is the leader of this caucus only because Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in an act of political violence, Donald Trump's threats are beyond the pale. They are abhorrent. We cannot and should not tolerate language that invites violence. It is incumbent on leadership from all parties to reject his comments in the strongest possible terms. Anyone who will not condemn these comments is not fit for public office.”
“Only months ago, our state was the site of a political terrorist attack on the Hortman and Hoffman families, an attack that threatened many Democratic members of the Legislature,” said Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy. “Donald Trump’s threat to Democratic members of Congress is horrific and puts lives in danger. Patriotic members of Congress who served our nation urged Americans to resist illegal orders from this president, and Donald Trump just proved again why they must. Republicans in Minnesota, from Congress to the Capitol need to join us in condemning this violent rhetoric. It has no place in our democracy.”