Trump Has Not Called Tim Walz About Deadly Minnesota Shooting

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Trump has not called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about Saturday's shooting as of Monday afternoon, according to a spokesperson for Walz.

Walz seemed to hint that Trump had not contacted him in a Monday tweet, in which he thanked Ontario Premier Doug Ford for reaching out.

"In times of tragedy, I’m heartened when people of different views and even different nations can rally together around our shared humanity," Walz tweeted on Monday.

Trump told ABC News on Sunday that Walz is a "terrible governor."

"Well, it's a terrible thing," Trump said. "I think he's a terrible governor. I think he's a grossly incompetent person. But I may, I may call him, I may call other people too."

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1. I don't think he will

He would've already done it.

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2. Trump Always Chickens Out.

Example #1745830

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3. Of course the convicted criminal rapist hasn't

Why would he be interested in doing the right thing?

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4. Trump

Will only call if he can personally benefit. Gov. Walz has things under control.

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5. What a despicable excuse for a human being.

And there are people perfectly okay with that.

Has there ever been such a worthless person with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever on the face of this earth? And he's our president. I am more embarrassed by him every single day.

Edited to add: of course, he hasn't. Why would he? What's in it for him? He wouldn't even do it just to make himself look good. He just doesn't care. Period. The victims were Democrats.

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6. Trump is an asshole

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7. MaddowBlog-In the wake of the shootings in Minnesota, Trump refuses to call Gov. Tim Walz

The governor called for “leading with grace and compassion and vision and compromise and decency.” That proved too difficult for the president.

[e-mail] noted earlier this year that Trump “is at his absolute worst in a crisis,” adding, “He is not a man who is ready to meet important and dangerous moments.”

This came to mind watching Trump explain why he’s refusing to call Gov. Tim Walz. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-06-17T13:35:45.007Z

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Shortly after the suspected gunman was apprehended, Donald Trump was asked whether he was prepared to reach out to Walz in the wake of the slayings. “Well, it’s a terrible thing,” the president told ABC News before quickly adding, “I think he’s a terrible governor. I think he’s a grossly incompetent person. But I may, I may call him, I may call other people, too.”

Evidently, the Republican has made up his mind. NBC News reported:

Days after a Minnesota state lawmaker was killed and another injured in a ‘politically motivated assassination,’ President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would not call the state’s governor, eschewing a traditional presidential response to tragedies.

“Why would I call him? I could call and say, ‘Hi, how you doing?’ The guy doesn’t have a clue,” Trump said, referring to Walz. “He’s a mess. So I could be nice and call, but why waste time?”

The Republican added, “I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out, I’m not calling him.”
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......The New York Times’ David French noted earlier this year that Trump “is at his absolute worst in a crisis.” The columnist, whose observation was unrelated to deadly gun violence, added in reference to the president, “He is not a man who is ready to meet important and dangerous moments.”

The Republican keeps proving the point. When there was a deadly hurricane in North Carolina, he flunked a leadership test. When there was a deadly attack in New Orleans, he flunked again. When responding to deadly fires in California, he flunked again. In the wake of the Flight 5342 crash, he flunked again. And in the wake of Saturday’s killings in Minnesota, he’s flunked again.

Over the weekend, the Democratic governor called for “leading with grace and compassion and vision and compromise and decency.” That proved too difficult for Trump.

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8. Of course he hasn't. This is why we hate him.

And why we will continue to fight back against his evil administration.