Raw Story: ‘Direct result’: Trump family member ties president to political assassination

President Donald Trump is “directly” responsible for what Governor Tim Walz said is a politically motivated assassination, according to a member of the Trump family.

Mary Trump, a trained psychologist and the president’s niece, weighed in on the recent attacks:

“As you may have heard two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses were shot in a targeted and politically motivated attack. State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark were assassinated. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times and there is still hope that they will survive,” Mary Trump wrote.

She added, “These attacks are the direct result of the dangerous political climate Donald Trump has created, purposefully and maliciously, driven by his need for division and retribution, and his thirst for power.”

“Such incidents make even more urgent the need for us to protest while also increasing the need for us to keep ourselves and each other safe,” Trump’s niece added.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-family-direct-result-shooting

KARE-TV: UMN student detained by ICE

The University of Minnesota has confirmed that one of its graduate students was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) officials. 

“The University had no prior knowledge of this incident and did not share any information with federal authorities before it occurred,” said a statement from the school’s president, Rebecca Cunninham.

The university is taking steps to ensure students are connected to support services like Student Legal Services and International Student and Scholar Services. 

Democrat State Senator Doron Clark, who represents parts of the University area, spoke to KARE 11 Friday evening.

“What stood out to me was the lack of information. We don’t know where the student is, we don’t know the students name, we just don’t know what happened,” he said. “The only way we found out was not from the federal government.”

“I think the blindness to what is going on is maddening, and it’s frightening,” Clark continued.

UMN student detained by ICE