Democratic politicians blamed President Trump for a violent political atmosphere in the wake of a Minnesota state lawmaker being murdered and another injured in a pair of shootings.

President Donald Trump reacted to the shootings that killed Minnesota state lawmaker and her spouse and left another lawmaker and his spouse injured in a statement saying that "horrific violence will not be tolerated.

The shooting death of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark is "horrific," President Trump said in a statement shared with the New York Times Saturday. Along with the Hortmans, the state's Sen.