Trump condemns ‘terrible shooting’ of Minnesota state lawmakers

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday condemned the “terrible shooting” of two Minnesota Democratic state lawmakers, one of whom was killed.

“I have been briefed on the terrible shooting that took place in Minnesota, which appears to be a targeted attack against state lawmakers,” Trump said in a statement.

“Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America.”A gunman shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota early Saturday, killing one and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state’s governor said were politically motivated attacks. The shootings came at a moment of deep political divisions in the United States, as thousands took to the streets in protest at the policies of Republican President Donald Trump.