IT’S COME TO THIS: Tim Walz Says Trump’s Slur Is Inspiring Others To Scream It Outside His House.
Tim Walz called it a slur that should never be repeated. Now, he hears it all day.
The Minnesota governor, on Thursday, Dec. 4, said people have been driving by his home and screaming the r-slur — a word used to malign those with intellectual disabilities — since President Donald Trump called him that in a social media post last week.
“This creates danger,” the embattled governor said, discussing Republican rhetoric. “… I’ve never seen this before: people driving by my house and using the R-word in front of people. This is shameful, and I have yet to see an elected official — a Republican elected official — say you’re right, that’s shameful.”
Walz said he believes it’s a slippery slope from name-calling to something more serious.
“We know how these things go,” he said. “It starts with taunts; they turn to violence.”
Trump calls Minnesota Governor Tim Walz “retarded” in new Truth Social post. pic.twitter.com/OOUDUuAk1o
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Are people burning rubber as they speed away after shouting “Retard?” Mrs. Walz at least would enjoy the piquant scent of well-heated Michelins.
Update: Flashback to last fall, when Walz wasn’t afraid to go full retard on himself: ‘I’m a knucklehead:’ Tim Walz says he ‘misspoke’ about Tiananmen Square visit.