THE BULWARK on the Right-wing Reaction to the Minnesota Assassin

From Aki Nace's 6-16-25 CBS NEWS report entitled "Vance Boelter, Suspect in Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings, Taken into Custody":

Vance Boelter, the man who authorities believe shot two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses in politically motivated shootings early Saturday morning, is now in custody. He now faces charges of murder and attempted murder.

Law enforcement officials said Boelter, 57, was taken into custody after being located in the woods near his home in Green Isle, in Sibley County, on Sunday night.

Hennepin County court records show Boelter is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder. He is due in court Monday afternoon.

To read the entire report, click HERE. 

In the video below, Tim Miller of THE BULWARK analyzes the unhinged right-wing response to these targeted political assassinations: 

"The suspect, Vance Boelter, impersonated a police officer, arrived in a fake cop vehicle, and executed a horrifying plan that appears clearly politically motivated—targeting Democrats including Governor Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar. But instead of facing this reality, prominent voices on the far right—including Elon Musk, Charlie Kirk, Mike Cernovich, and even U.S. Senator Mike Lee—have pushed a conspiracy theory suggesting the killer was somehow motivated by left-wing grievance. Tim breaks down how this false narrative spread like wildfire and what it reveals about the state of right-wing media, social platforms, and our broken political discourse."