Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s recent remarks about not calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) after two Democratic lawmakers in the state were shot at their homes over the weekend.
Sununu was asked about Trump’s recent comments, stating he believes “the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out” and that he was “not calling” him, to which Sununu responded “it doesn’t help.”
“No, it definitely doesn’t. I think what happens is, I mean, you see the [Sen.] Mike Lee [(R-Utah)] post, which was absolutely terrible, folks are forgetting people — people have lost their lives here,” Sununu said, referencing comments made on the social platform X by the Utah Republican about the shooting, calling the incident “Nightmare on Waltz Street” and later stating that “Marxism is a deadly mental illness.”
Trump, on his way back from the G7 summit in Canada, said that Walz “doesn’t have a clue” when asked about calling the governor.
“He’s a mess. So, you know, I could be nice and call, but why waste time?” he added.
The New Hampshire Republican said Tuesday that “people have lost their lives, you make the call, you show the empathy.”
State Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed Saturday by a man impersonating a police officer. State Sen. John Hoffman (D), and his wife, Yvette, were also wounded in a different shooting.
Walz called for “decency” and denounced “mean tweets” late Sunday following the shootings. The Minnesota Democrat said during a press conference that state lawmakers worked in the direction of compromise “year after year” because of Hortman.
“That’s the embodiment of how things are supposed to work. It’s not about hatred. It’s not about mean tweets. It’s not about demeaning someone,” Walz said.
“It’s leading with grace and compassion and vision and compromise and decency,” he added.
