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BumRushDaShow

(157,355 posts)
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 08:05 PM Jun 27

Joe Biden visits Minnesota Capitol to honor Melissa and Mark Hortman

Source: Star Tribune

June 27, 2025 at 5:42PM


Former President Joe Biden joined the thousands of Minnesotans on Friday who paid their respects to DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home earlier this month.

Biden arrived at the State Capitol shortly after 4 p.m. and proceeded, alone, to a cleared Rotunda and paused for about a minute in front of the caskets. Biden, a Catholic, made the sign of the cross and kneeled for a few moments, then left the center of the Rotunda to speak with people standing nearby.

The public streamed into the building Friday for a public lying in state to honor the couple. Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris are also attending a private funeral for the Hortmans on Saturday, which will be streamed on the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s YouTube page.

Biden reached out to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shortly after he heard the news of the Hortmans’ killing on June 14. They were gunned down in their home in what Walz called a politically motivated attack that also left state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, seriously injured. While in the Twin Cities, Biden visited the hospital where John Hoffman is recovering after he and his wife suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Vance Boelter is accused of the shootings of both couples.

Read more: https://www.startribune.com/joe-biden-visits-minnesota-capitol-to-honor-melissa-and-mark-hortman/601382794

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Joe Biden visits Minnesota Capitol to honor Melissa and Mark Hortman (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 27 OP
What a true president and mensch looks like. choie Jun 27 #1
Although unexpected, I'm not surprised at Joe's compassion. He's an honorable man and I miss him 💙 Deuxcents Jun 27 #2
I'm sure tRump will say...... MyOwnPeace Jun 27 #3
So The Crippled, Dead Guy Made an Appearance at the Memorial erpowers Jul 5 #4
What came out later after this article first released BumRushDaShow Jul 5 #5

Deuxcents

(23,275 posts)
2. Although unexpected, I'm not surprised at Joe's compassion. He's an honorable man and I miss him 💙
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 08:17 PM
Jun 27

MyOwnPeace

(17,355 posts)
3. I'm sure tRump will say......
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 08:18 PM
Jun 27

that 'Sleepy Joe' failed to leave him any directions as to what a 'Real President' should be doing in these kinds of situations.
Gotta' love Joe showing what a REAL PRESIDENT does. Too bad the 77 million idiots that voted for tRump have NO idea about what the job is about - and they wouldn't even begin to have any idea about how IQ45/47 is failing so miserably.....

erpowers

(9,425 posts)
4. So The Crippled, Dead Guy Made an Appearance at the Memorial
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 10:54 AM
Jul 5

Oh wait, Jake Tapper, you say that is the cloned robot that they replaced the real Joe Biden with after he died.

Just in case anyone did not get the sarcasm, I put the sarcasm smiley in the post. Yes, the title of the post is also meant to be sarcastic. Joe Biden looks pretty good for a guy who, according to Jake Tapper seemed like he might need a wheelchair. Seeing President Biden in Minnesota and thinking about the comparison between President Biden and Donald Trump's current health states, I can see why people are angry about Jake Tapper's book.

BumRushDaShow

(157,355 posts)
5. What came out later after this article first released
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 11:15 AM
Jul 5

was that Kamala Harris was also there.

I think Tapper is toast but the expected damage has been done.

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