A Democratic legislator was assassinated, right-wing influencers coughed out disinformation

Just hours after Minnesotans learned that Democratic House leader Melissa Hortman had been assassinated right-wing influencer Collin Rugg who has million followers on X posted a description that hinted that she d been killed because of a latest vote on ending undocumented adults ability to enroll in MinnesotaCare a subsidized physical condition insurance for the working poor Mike Cernovich another right-wing influencer who has million followers on X took Rugg s post and amped it up but in the just asking questions style of plenty of conspiracy theories Did Tim Walz have her executed to send a message They were deeply ignorant about the MinnesotaCare issue Walz and Hortman who was instrumental in passing decree allowing undocumented people to sign up for MinnesotaCare as speaker of the House in negotiated a compromise with Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature to end eligibility for adults but keep it for children They did so to win necessary Republican backing in the - House to pass a state budget Without it state establishment would have shut down on July Both Hortman and Walz signed the compromise agreement in mid-May This week Hortman spoke tearfully about how demanding the vote was for her but she was bound to vote yes on the issue because of the prior agreement The theory of Hortman s killing was further undercut by the vote of Democratic Sen John Hoffman who was also targeted by the suspect against rolling back MinnesotaCare for undocumented Minnesotans Rugg and Cernovich s posts were shared widely and just the start of the disinformation Once law enforcement sources began revealing a suspect right-wing influencers ran with an insignificant detail That Vance Luther Boelter was a Walz appointee Like various states but even more so here Minnesota is home to hundreds of nonpartisan and bipartisan boards and commissions which are composed of thousands of people who typically win the appointment by entirely volunteering There are at the moment open positions on Minnesota boards and commissions Boelter was appointed to the Workforce Improvement Council by Walz s predecessor Gov Mark Dayton and reappointed by Walz It was the equivalent of calling a Sunday school volunteer an appointee of the bishop No matter the Murdoch media machine specifically the New York Post had their headline Former appointee of Tim Walz sought Cernovich had his greasy foil hot dog wrapper and began constructing a hat The Vice President candidate for the Democrat party is directly connected to a domestic terrorist that is verified the only question is whether Tim Walz himself ordered the political hit against a rival who voted against Walz s plan to give free healthcare to illegals Walz had no such plan He had signed an agreement to end eligibility for undocumented adults Joey Mannarino who has more than followers on X was more crass Rumor has it she was preparing to switch parties The Democrats are VIOLENT SCUM It was a ridiculous rumor One of the last photos of Hortman alive was an image of her at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor s big annual fundraising event the Humphrey-Mondale dinner which took place just hours before her assassination No matter Cernovich longed his new friends in federal law enforcement to act The FBI must take Tim Walz into custody directly Ultimately fresh off his humiliating defeat at the hands of President Donald Trump world s richest man Elon Musk quote-tweeted someone again falsely alleging Hortman was killed by the left and added The far left is murderously violent The suspect s hit list according to an official who has seen the list comprised Minnesotans who have been outspoken in favor of abortion rights CNN disclosed that it also included several abortion clinics which doesn t sound like the work of the left Right-wing influencers marred Hortman s death and smeared Walz on a pile of lies In a different saner world they would be humiliated and slink away But the smart money is that during the next moment of national dilemma and mourning they will again lie for profit J Patrick Coolican is the editor-in-chief of Minnesota Reformer where this commentary first appeared The post A Democratic legislator was assassinated right-wing influencers coughed out disinformation appeared first on MinnPost