'We don't care': Fox host downplays murder of Democratic lawmaker in profane meltdown

One primetime Fox News host appeared to downplay one prominent recent instance of right-wing political violence while exclusively blaming the left for the rise in political violence across the United States.

During the Monday episode of Fox News' "The Five," co-host Greg Gutfeld was arguing that the increase in political violence was one-sided, when liberal co-panelist Jessica Tarlov asked him about the murder of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D), who was murdered along with her husband Mark in June. The alleged murderer also shot Minnesota state senator Jon Hoffman (D) and his wife, Yvette — though they survived – and had a "hit list" of 45 other political leaders, all of whom were Democrats. Sen. Hoffman was shot nine times, while his wife was shot eight times.

"You want to talk about Melissa Hortman? Did you know her name before it happened? None of us did," he said. "None of us were spending every single day talking about Mrs. Hortman. I never heard of her until after she died!"

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"So she doesn't matter?" Tarlov asked.

"Don't play that bulls--- with me," Gutfeld said after a pause. "You know what I'm saying is, there was no demonization, amplification of that woman before she died. It was a specific crime against her by someone who knew her."

"The fact of the matter is, the 'both sides' argument, not only doesn't fly, we don't care," he added. "We don't care about your both sides argument. That s--- is dead. There is no cognitive dissonance on our side."

The conversation about political violence comes in the wake of last week's murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. While the alleged shooter was registered non-partisan, he was raised by Republican parents and his grandmother told the Daily Mail that she wasn't aware of a single Democrat in the shooter's family. Messages on bullets found in the alleged shooter's rifle have been linked to obscure memes and niche video game references. No ideological motive has yet been confirmed.

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