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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dem Assassin Is Armed Guard Boss With Anti-Abortion Hit-List
The man suspected of killing a top Minnesota state lawmaker has been identified as Vance Boelter, law enforcement sources told the Associated Press. The suspect, presumed to be Boelter, left behind a target list with more than 70 names, including top Minnesota Democrats like Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and abortion providers and advocates, according to CNN and ABC News. Boelter, 57, was appointed to Minnesota's Governor's Workforce Development Board by Walz in 2019, according to a document available online. The board advises the governor on Minnesota's workforce. Boelter is listed as director of security patrols for Praetorian Guard Security Services, a Minnesota company that offers 'residential security patrols' by guards who are 'armed' and 'uniformed,' according to its site. The site shows Boelter alongside the company's president and CEO on a leadership page. His biography on the site says that he 'has been involved with security situations in Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East, including the West Bank, Southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.' 'He brings a great security aspect forged by both many on the ground experiences combined with training by both private security firms and by people in the U.S. Military,' it says. The bio promises that Boelter has the necessary experience to 'keep your family and property safe.' Based on public records, Boelter appears to have daughters named Faith, Hope, and Grace. Two of the daughters seem to be married, based on Minnesota wedding sites that match their names. And Instagram pages apparently belonging to two of the daughters feature bible quotes in their bios. Postings by family members suggest that some of Boelter's five children–four daughters and a son—were homeschooled. Boelter is suspected of killing Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, at their home in a Minneapolis suburb. The suspect also shot state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, at their home, but the couple is still alive. Both lawmakers were Democrats. The police have not announced any arrests. The target list, whose existence was confirmed by law enforcement earlier on Saturday, contained the names of many major Minnesota Democrats, including Walz, Omar, Sen. Tina Smith, and Attorney General Keith Ellison, law enforcement sources told ABC. The item was recovered from the suspect's car after he fled a shootout with police, Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley said during a press conference. Bruley said that the target list featured the names of 'many lawmakers and other officials,' including the two who were shot, but did not go into further specifics. The suspect was cornered by police at the Hortman home, which they checked after discovering that Hoffman was shot. He exchanged gunfire with police but was able to escape out the back of the house on foot. The man—described as white with brown hair—appeared to be impersonating a police officer. He was wearing a vest, taser, and badge, Bruley said. 'No question, if they were in this room, you would assume they were a police officer.' The suspect's car, which was in the Hortmans' driveway, was also made to look 'exactly like a SUV squad car,' including emergency lights, Bruley said. The car also contained fliers advertising the nationwide 'No Kings' protests against Donald Trump, which were scheduled to happen on Saturday, Minnesota State Patrol Col. Christina Bogojevic said at a news conference. 'We are asking the public not to attend today's planned demonstrations across Minnesota out of an abundance of caution,' she said. A state official told The New York Times that there was 'reason to believe' that the suspect intended to target one of the anti-Trump rallies. The state patrol posted a photo, apparently of the fliers in the suspect's car, on social media, again urging the public not to attend the rallies. Organizers canceled the anti-Trump rallies across the state, according to the Associated Press. Local police are conducting a 'large-scale' manhunt with the help of the FBI. Multiple people have already been questioned, although no one is in custody. Bruley said, though, that 'persons of interest' have been identified. Walz, who also spoke at the press conference, called the shootings 'targeted political violence.' 'We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence,' he said. 'Those responsible for this will be held accountable.' Hortman, 55, was the top Democrat in Minnesota's House and previously served as speaker. She was first elected in 2004. The wounded lawmaker, Hoffman, 60, has held his office since 2012. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous. Police ordered people living in the vicinity of the shootings—which took place in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota—to shelter in place. If a police officer approaches their house, locals have been instructed to call 911 to verify that the person is actually an officer. Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described Boelter as a Walz 'aide.' He was a non-political appointee of the governor.
Sky News AU
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Incredibly ungrateful': Ilhan Omar ‘craps all over the country' that took her in
Author and commentator Adam B Coleman has slammed Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar for claiming America is one of the worst countries. 'Ilhan Omar is obviously anti-American,' Mr Coleman told Sky News host James Morrow. 'She also wants to crap all over the country that took her in as a refugee.'
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Ilhan Omar claims no one has 'attacked Americans,' but Iran's deadly history tells different story
As lawmakers debate what role, if any, the United States should play in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, progressive "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., made the curious claim that no one has "attacked" the United States. "No one is attacking or has attacked Americans. It's time to stop dragging Americans into war and letting Israel once again get America involved in their chosen war. Stand up for the Americans who believed you wanted peace and don't commit another generation of Americans into a costly war," Omar said in response to President Donald Trump. Trump called for Iran's "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" on Truth Social on Tuesday, and said the United States won't strike Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei "at least not for now," but signaled America's "patience is wearing thin." A Fox News Digital report published Wednesday morning refutes Omar's claim that Americans have not been attacked, including extensive examples of Iran's direct and proxy strikes on U.S. forces, support for terror groups and assassination efforts. Omar's office did not respond to Fox News Digital's inquiry about the validity of her claim. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News' Bret Baier on Monday that Trump remains an Islamic Republic target. "They want to kill him. He's enemy No. 1." The Department of Justice announced charges against an Iranian citizen and two New Yorkers in November for their role in a murder-for-hire plot targeting multiple American citizens, including Trump. Iran bears responsibility for the deaths of 603 U.S. service members in Iraq between 2003 and 2011, according to a 2019 Pentagon report cited by the Military Times. That figure accounted for 17% of U.S. deaths in the country during the period. In 2022, surviving family members and victims won a case against the Islamic Republic of Iran, using the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to hold the regime accountable for its support of terror actors who killed or injured 30 U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and editor of the Long War Journal who testified in support of the victims, told Fox News Digital that "Iran's support for the Taliban and al Qaeda and the impact it had on the deaths and injuries to American soldiers and civilians is incalculable." "Iran provided money, weapons, training, intelligence, and safe haven to Taliban subgroups across Afghanistan, including in the heart of the country in Kabul," Roggio said. By Roggio's estimation, "Iran's support for the Taliban was only rivaled by that of Pakistan. I would argue that Iran's extensive support facilitated nearly every Taliban attack on U.S. personnel." In 2020, in attempted retribution for the murder of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran targeted two U.S. bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq with surface-to-surface missiles. In 2022, the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., found that Iran likewise owed damages to the families and victims of 40 U.S. service members who were injured or killed in Iraq due to Iran's support of terrorism in the country. In 2023, Sayyed Issa Tabatabai, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's representative in Lebanon, admitted during an interview with the state-controlled Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that the Islamic Republic was involved in two 1983 bombings that killed Americans in Lebanon. The bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut resulted in the deaths of 63 victims, including 17 Americans. When two suicide truck bombs exploded at the barracks of multinational forces in Lebanon, 220 Marines, 18 U.S. Navy sailors and three U.S. Army soldiers were killed, and 58 French troops were murdered. Between October 2023 and August 2024, Iranian-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq militias launched 180 attacks against U.S. forces in Syria, Iraq and Jordan. Throughout their "decades of experience," Roggio said, Iraqi militias "are estimated to have killed more than 600 U.S. service members." In January 2024, three Americans were killed, and 25 others were wounded in a drone attack on an outpost in Jordan near the border with Syria. Two Iranians, one of whom had dual U.S. citizenship, were charged in connection with the attack. At the time of the attack, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said Iranian proxies had "launched over 150 attacks on U.S. troops" following Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Roggio reported that on June 14, Iranian-backed militias "launched three drones" at Ain al Assad, a U.S. base in western Iraq. The drones were shot down before reaching their target. He said that the drone attack appeared to be an "unsanctioned strike by an unnamed Iranian militia. Unlike past attacks, no group has claimed credit, and there have been no follow-on strikes." He believes Iran "wants to keep the U.S. out of the fight, as the U.S. military has the capability to hit the underground nuclear facility at Fordow."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Florida attorney general calls for feds to ‘denaturalize and deport' congresswoman
Florida's attorney general responded to a Minnesota congresswoman's criticisms of the Trump administration by calling on Tuesday for her deportation. James Uthmeier posted 'Denaturalize and Deport' on X in response to a video of Rep. Ilhan Omar condemning President Donald Trump's organization of a military parade last Saturday. She encouraged people to participate in protests at the time. 'The military are in our streets without any regard for people's constitutional rights,' Omar said in the video, 'while our president is spending millions of dollars propping himself up like a failed dictator.' Omar's office declined to comment. Omar was born in Somalia and came to the United States as a refugee in the 1990s, becoming the first African refugee and Muslim woman to be elected to Congress in 2019, as a Democrat. She is a naturalized citizen. Omar's origins have been a routine bullseye for Republicans in Trump's orbit, including Trump himself. And it's not the first time a Florida official has made her a target. While running for president, Gov. Ron DeSantis also called for her deportation in January of 2024, responding to reports that Omar had told people in Somali that she was 'Somali first, Muslim second' — Omar later claimed this was a mistranslation of her remarks. Uthmeier was DeSantis' presidential campaign manager at the time. Uthmeier is about four months into his tenure as attorney general after DeSantis appointed him in February to fill an open spot left by Ashley Moody, now a U.S. Senator. He is currently campaigning to keep his position, up for election in 2026.
Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Absolute joke': Democrat representative labels US as one of the worst places to live
Sky News contributor Teena McQueen discusses a Democrat representative's hatred for the US. Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar has slammed the United States for being one of the worst places on Earth. Ms McQueen told Sky News host Rita Panahi that Ilhan Omar is an 'absolute joke'.
