AP: Trmp says he won't call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would 'waste time'

[spanone]

This 'president' is pure shit.


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers because it would “waste time.”

One of the lawmakers and her husband were killed.

The Republican president spoke to reporters early Tuesday aboard Air Force One as he flew back to Washington after abruptly leaving an international summit in Canada because of rising tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran. Asked if he planned to call Walz, Trump said the Democratic governor is “slick” and “whacked out” and said, “I’m not calling him.”

Presidents often reach out to other elected officials at times of tragedy to offer condolences.

Trump added, “The guy doesn’t have a clue. He’s a mess. So, you know, I could be nice and call him, but why waste time?”

https://apnews.com/article/trump-walz-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-call-064092d14bea4c3141da31b7a5e5c9b3

[bucolic_frolic]

1. You know who "doesn't have a clue"?

Yeah. It's all projection. Increasingly. All projection, all the time.

[SheltieLover]

6. 10,000%!

[Diamond_Dog]

2. He has no idea of how to be a human being.

[spanone]

3. He's definitely sub-human.

[bluestarone]

35. Very true!

Even a snake has a reason for striking out. This bastard is just that, an INHUMAN BASTARD

[ananda]

39. Trump, his followers, and sycophants are all monsters.

They have all completely lost their humanity,
and many of them are hiding under that now
tarnished umbrella they call "christianity."

Even Pope Leo sees them for who they are.

[Codifer]

47. And Pope Leo

would know the Antichrist.

If ever there were such a thing.

[ananda]

54. I definitely think Trump qualifies.

And the devil spawn who follow him.

[SunImp]

64. Lot of SubHomans, Neanderthals, & inbreds love the guy for some reason

[ananda]

67. I swear, MTG looks like a Neanderthal.

And acts like a raptor.

[SunImp]

69. That Neanderthal/raptor mix could fit into the new Jurassic World movie with all the mutated dinosaurs

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. What an asshole he is

[malaise]

5. Eff him

He encouraged the violence

[SheltieLover]

7. Exactly!

[Liberal In Texas]

8. Yep, nothing in it for him, so a waste of time.

Humanity would so not miss his disappearance

.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. It's just too hard to apologize for encouraging murder.

[Emile]

10. Trump has a mug shot, Gov. Walz don't!

Fuck President Shitzinpants!

[spanone]

11. He also has THIRTY FOUR FELONY CONVICTIONS...Walz has none.

[Johonny]

12. Good, no one wants to hear from him

He isn't in charge. Hell, he couldn't make through G7.

[BlueTsunami2018]

13. It really would be a waste of time.

He doesn’t give a shit. Any “condolences” he would give would be insincere anyway. He doesn’t have an ounce of humanity in him.

[spanone]

15. I've never seen another human being so totally void of empathy or compassion,

A disgusting POS.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

38. I think he is secretly delighted over this tragedy.

And I think he would love to come out and make an outrageously insensitive and snide comment like Mike Lee did. But he realizes it would hurt him politically with centrist voters and his approval ratings are hurting right now. His refusing to talk to Walz is a dog whistle to his MAGAt base that he approves of this sick ass shit.

[Irish_Dem]

50. Of course Trump is thrilled. Open season on Dem leaders.

Assault, arrest, jail, kill Dem leaders and judges.
Trump loves it.

[BlueTsunami2018]

61. I agree.

He’s probably disappointed the guy didn’t kill more people on the hit list.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

14. I pity folks that share a religion with that worthless piece of trash.

It's obvious that particular religion he's party to lacks moral standards.

[travelingthrulife]

28. His only religion is money.

[Dulcinea]

31. He has no religion.

He's his own god. Everything revolves around him & what he wants. Other people are superfluous.

[gopiscrap]

45. that religion is called

christian nationalism

[boonecreek]

16. Waste of time?

Trump is a waste of space.

[Ohioboy]

17. He never called any of the police hurt during his Jan 6th riot

[BlueMTexpat]

18. It would certainly

be a waste of time for Tim Walz!

Tryin to comprehend the Felon-in-Chief's psychobabble is impossible!

[Paladin]

19. Living down to expectations, as usual.

That's got to be more and more of a challenge to a clueless, repulsive piece of shit like trump.

[mn9driver]

20. Donny haz a sad.

His birthday party ended up sucking so he needs to make up for that. He makes up for that by being a complete asshole. It makes him feel better. Plus ice cream. Ice cream is nice.

[NoMoreRepugs]

21. A fat soft tiny dicked Bully can't ever show compassion or his act falls apart.

I 100% guarantee VonSchitzInPants has never been in a physical altercation in his life, yet his minions think he’s Dirty Harry.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

32. His lack of compassion is possibly the one thing that isn't an act.... n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

22. So, Trump says it clearly. He's not nice.

[nowforever]

23. Half of America

believes that this type of ignorance and cruelty is great in fact the greatest that ever was and people will be surprised how great the greatest will be. How will this horror show end because another 4 years of this and nothing will be left.

[William Seger]

24. It would be a waste of time because EVERYONE knows he doesn't really give a shit about it

[Grammy23]

25. I try to remind myself regularly that tRump

Is not well. He is mentally off kilter. How many ways can we say it? How many euphemisms can we use to say the obvious? tRump is sick. Mentally ill.

But damn. Just damn. How much more of this utter nonsense must we endure? Will he be allowed to turn the US into the laughing stock of the world? Will he be allowed to destroy everything? Why can his own party stand by and just do nothing?

Please explain, Republicans.

[lamp_shade]

26. He's just not enjoying being President as much as he thought he would.

[MustLoveBeagles]

71. He only ran again to stay out of jail

[democrank]

27. Soulless creep

It’s what I expect from Trump and he NEVER let’s me down.

[spanone]

29. Ain't that the truth.

[Dulcinea]

30. HE. DOES. NOT. CARE.

These tragic, senseless deaths have nothing to do with him, so why should he give a shit? What a colossal fucking asshole he is.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

34. I think it is even worse than that unfortunately: he is actually happy these Democrats were shot....

In his mind not enough of them died. There is nothing tragic or senseless about it to him. He seems to genuinely feel that people on the left should be exterminated from the planet, and he is doing all he can to walk the rest of the world in that direction.

He's not crazy; he is evil. We must not underestimate that.

[Music Man]

33. After the Holocaust, Theodor Adorno's work found links between certain personality traits and authoritarianism.

I'll be curious to see what traits will be/have been found in Trump voters.

I think there's a meanness that is being let out. Folks who think that, for too long, they've had to be held to a standard, and they believe it's too much work for them. FINALLY, a president comes along who gives people permission to lazily say whatever stupid shit comes into one's head.

[perdita9]

36. Trump's 'Christian' values on display

Don't be surprised if he starts telling jokes about Mr. Pelosi getting attacked with a hammer during a home invasion

[radical noodle]

37. Lucky Coach Tim

trump would just make it all about himself.

[indusurb]

40. So according to Trump, being nice is a waste of time

Man child is a sociopath, flat out.

[Blue Owl]

41. Is he dead yet?

[bif]

42. Subhuman POS

[the nelm]

43. Another big self-own by the king of nonsense and gobbledygook. n/t

[rambler_american]

44. Not even a shred of decency.

Not an iota of humanity.
And kindness is beyond his ken.
I don't believe in the Devil, but this guy is a reasonable facsimile.

[OldBaldy1701E]

46. In other words...

You are scared to talk to him because he uses big words and makes you look like an ever bigger idiot. He is also compassionate and decent, two things you will never be.

Got it.

[SpankMe]

48. Trump would rather shit himself than offer condolences on the assassination of an elected figure. n/t

[gopiscrap]

49. fucking sociopathic ignorant, xenophobic racist

I can't wait to take a shit on his grave

[Bristlecone]

51. The simple truth is that he is a total POS

Always has been, always will be.

His arteries cannot clog fast enough for the world.

[Ocelot II]

52. What a dick. And he doesn't even care if everybody knows he's a dick,

or else he doesn't understand that there are certain courtesies that, in the exercise of civilized behavior, are extended to people you don't particularly like, because if you don't do it people will think you're a dick. Of course, in MAGAworld dickishness is a feature rather than a bug, and the trolls and orcs constituting that world relish that quality about him. So he doesn't call Gov. Walz to offer condolences, which is dickish. by itself, but then he explains why he won't do it, exponentially increasing the level of dickishness.

You know, the sheer embarrassment of having a president who regularly takes dickishness to the next level is just unbearable.

[MuseRider]

53. My first thought was....

" well there goes the little old lady vote you dumb ass."

Being a little old lady (hate to admit that) myself it was the first thing that comes to mind. Upon hearing news like this you think for a moment, go to your writing table, grab your lace blotter and write notes of kindness and support and grief to all concerned. Little old ladies by the thousands used to do that. I don't do it any more and probably few do.

Perhaps we should turn that around, write the usual combination but send the notes to Trump with some kind of "little old lady slap for his boorish, disgusting imitation of a human being at the end." After a while that would get under his skin and he would say something absolutely horrible to little old ladies. We can't budge people but showcasing his horribleness but maybe being rude to your grandma would work.

[Ferrets are Cool]

55. I am sure that Coach Tim appreciates not having to speak with the Ass in Chief.

[spanone]

56. As do the rest of the folks at the G7 Summit.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

57. 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

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tim-walz-call-minnesota-shooting-rcna213450

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.”
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3lrskn5az4k2s

Link to tweet

......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.

[Ruby the Liberal]

58. "Respect the office"

[AStern]

59. Now now. He was nice to Bill Maher...

It's just an act.

Thanks! I'll be watching!

[3catwoman3]

60. "I could be nice..."

Wrong! He is completely incapable of doing anything that even remotely approaches being nice.

[milestogo]

62. Trump Always Chickens Out

[Midnight Writer]

63. "I haven't got time for that. Now watch this putt!"

[struggle4progress]

65. Some are beginning to wonder if Mr rump might be a big ass

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[spanone]

66. He has one and he is one.

[mdbl]

73. They're a little late.

Someone should have realized this in 2015, or possibly earlier if you were in his inner circle.

[purple_haze]

68. Trump is right

It would be a waste of time. Trump could offer no solutions. There is no grift he could turn it into to benefit him.

[Texin]

70. What a low life dipshit. Whelp, when he's gone...FINALLY gone regardless of cause, here's my suggestion:

I suggest the "organizers" or whatever be told to pretend that the Potomac is the Ganges, and they put his blobby "remains" or whatever they choose to call his bloated blech body on a floating barge, set it on fire and send it on its way. No big deal. No 21-gun salute and just let it burn up and sink.

Whether anyone feels any kind of kindness to issue any condolences for the not-so grieving relatives is necessary, I'm sure if they tried to call anyone in the family, they'd be unavailable. Melania would have long booked out and the rest of the remainders will be like a bunch of Dickensian characters clawing each others' eyes out trying to grab the tawdry remainders of his aftereffects.

[Hassler]

72. It would be a waste of Walz' time

[sakabatou]

74. Once again, he shows he has no empathy