Politics
Tim Walz Accused Of Hiring Hitman To Take Out Amy Klobuchar
Investigators are piecing together the motive behind a Minnesota man’s deadly rampage against two lawmakers and their spouses earlier this month. Now, a key piece of evidence accuses Gov. Tim Walz of hiring a hitman to commit a political assassination of his own.
The target was allegedly U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), according to the rantings of Vance Boelter, the murder suspect charged with killing one Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while leaving a senator and his wife in critical condition. All four individuals were shot at close range by a visitor to their door who posed as a police officer, investigators say.
Multiple reports state that Boelter allegedly sent a letter to the FBI claiming that Walz was planning a hit on Klobuchar prior to the June 14 attack. In it, Boelter claims that Walz directed him to kill the Democratic senator.
While Boelter’s ultimate motive remains unknown, what’s for certain is that Walz appointed him to a state board following Boelter’s appointment by the previous governor. The connection has sparked conspiracy theories about their relationship, though Walz has maintained that the appointment was a formality and he had no friendship with Boelter.
Claims about an assassination plot against Sen. Klobuchar kicked off when authorities found a hit list in a car belonging to Boelter that is said to have included her name. That discovery and Boelter’s letter to the FBI were carried on Fox News, where anchor Jesse Watters furthered the theory that Walz could have been motivated to try and take Klobuchar’s seat in the Senate.
“He wrote a letter to the FBI claiming he was trained by the U.S. military, quote ‘off the books,’ and that Tim Walz asked him to kill Amy Klobuchar so that he could take her seat,” Watters said Friday.
Alex Jones shared Watters’ monologue on Saturday while accusing state investigators of covering up Boelter’s manifesto.
“THIS IS WHY they are hiding the manifesto,” he wrote on X.
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Daniel Borgertpoepping, a spokesperson for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, dismissed the allegation.
“Due to the seriousness of the allegations it contains, we will state only that we have seen no evidence that the allegations regarding Governor Walz are based in fact,” he told the Star Tribune.
Walz has emerged as one of the left’s most prominent Trump critics following his loss alongside Vice President Kamala Harris last year. He has taken on a nationwide tour, tearing into Trump in vitriolic terms that critics have suggested contributed to an increase in violent rhetoric in American politics.
During a public appearance this month, he accused President Trump of being a “wannabe dictator” and said Democrats should “bully the s**t out of him back.”
“Maybe it’s time for us to be a little meaner. Maybe it’s time for us to be a little more fierce,” Walz told the Dallas crowd.
At a U.S. House hearing last month, the Democratic governor squirmed as he dodged questions about his past statements comparing ICE agents to Nazi Gestapo soldiers.
“Governor Walz’s comments comparing ICE agents to the Gestapo is sickening. This type of rhetoric and demonization of ICE officers has led to our officers facing a 413% increase in assaults,” said Assistant Press Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “While politicians like Walz fight to protect criminal illegal aliens, our ICE officers will continue putting their lives and safety on the line to arrest murderers, kidnappers, and pedophiles that were let into our country by the previous administration’s open border policies.”