Biden Joins Mourners of Assassinated Lawmaker and Her Husband

Former President Biden joined thousands of mourners who streamed through the Minnesota State Capitol on Friday to pay their respects to State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. The couple were killed at their home this month in suburban Minneapolis, in what officials have described as a broader plan to assassinate Democratic officials.

Biden knelt briefly and crossed himself in front of the caskets, which flanked an urn containing the remains of the family’s beloved dog, Gilbert, who was also killed in the attack.

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