Why Won’t Republicans Say Melissa Hortman’s Name?
Political violence is never acceptable. Mike Nellis Sep 11, 2025 https://endlessurgency.com/p/why-wont-republicans-say-melissa The conservative propaganda machine is in overdrive right now, blaming the left for Charlie Kirk’s murder yesterday in Utah despite knowing very little about the shooter. Let me be clear: what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrible. However you or I may feel about the man, political violence is unacceptable—full stop. He didn’t deserve that. His kids didn’t deserve to lose their father. No one should have to suffer that kind of loss. But there’s a name Republicans are terrified to say right now: Melissa Hortman . Melissa Hortman was a Democratic lawmaker from Minnesota, brutally murdered—alongside her husband and her dog—by a conservative activist just 12 weeks ago. Her name deserves to be said in this moment. Charlie Kirk’s murder is an attack on all Americans. So was Melissa Hortman’s. Every time this kind of political violence su...