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Mike Lee deletes posts about Minnesota lawmaker shootings after blowback
- Senator Mike Lee deleted controversial posts on June 17, 2025, after criticizing the assassination of Minnesota lawmakers on social media.
- The posts, which mocked the shootings and linked the suspect to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, prompted backlash and confrontation by Senator Tina Smith.
- Smith described Lee's rhetoric as brutal and cruel, emphasizing that many spent a fearful weekend locked in their homes due to the targeted violence.
- Lee’s office received an email criticizing the use of his Senate platform to post jokes about the murders, asking if compounding grief was considered success.
- The incident underscored rising concerns about political violence and the responsibility of public figures to avoid incendiary rhetoric amid a tense national climate.
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Sen. Mike Lee takes down controversial X posts after widespread criticism
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(Composite / photos: GettyImages/ Shutterstock)Never TweetWHEN SEN. MIKE LEE (R-Utah) took to social media to spread wild, nakedly partisan theories about the Minnesota shootings that left a Democratic state representative and her husband dead, national Democrats were horrified.Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) ran Lee down at a Republican caucus meeting to confront him about the posts. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) told him it wasn’t funny. A senior Smi…
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In the wake of tragedy, Minnesota lawmakers call for truth, respect and humanity
ST. PAUL — As the state and country reel from deadly attacks on Minnesota lawmakers this weekend, local and national politicians are confronting a swirl of misinformation and speculation on the internet. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, took to X Saturday and posted on his account “BasedMikeLee,” about the Saturday, June 14 shootings that injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, and killed Speaker of the House Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, …
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'It's disgusting': Senators blast one of their own as blood boils over social media posts
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) finally bowed to pressure on Tuesday and removed social media posts in which he appeared to mock the murder of a prominent Minnesota Democrat and her husband and the wounding of another state Democrat and his wife.“I have deleted it,” Lee told Raw Story at the U.S. Capitol, as senators emerged from a briefing on safety and security in light of the Minneapolis shootings. Lee said he deleted the post after “a good conversation…
Mike Lee baselessly blamed ‘Marxists’ after the Minnesota lawmaker shooting
News that the June 14 shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses was politically motivated triggered a torrent of online speculation about the gunman’s political beliefs. Vance Boelter […] The post Mike Lee baselessly blamed ‘Marxists’ after the Minnesota lawmaker shooting appeared first on Poynter.
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