India, June 14 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he has been briefed about the attack on two Democratic legislators and their partners in Minnesota.

Trump said that the shooting appears to be a targeted attack against state lawmakers.

"I have been briefed on the terrible shooting that took place in Minnesota, which appears to be a targeted attack against state lawmakers," Trump said in a statement, according to AFP.

"Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America," he added.

Two Democratic state legislators - state representative Melissa Hortman and State Senator John A. Hoffman - were attacked in their homes in what the state's governor has described as a "politically motivated" shooting...