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Rep. Finke responds to assassination of Minnesota lawmaker

Season 2025 Episode 165 | 6m 16s

In Minnesota, a person posing as a police officer shot two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in what Gov. Walz called an “act of targeted political violence.” Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed early Saturday morning in their home. The gunman also wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their home. John Yang speaks with Minnesota state Rep. Leigh Finke for more.

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