Republican Sen. Mike Lee is running the gauntlet over his social networks blog posts concerning the murder of a Minnesota legislator and her partner– with one Autonomous legislator calling the blog posts “wicked.”
On Sunday evening– a day after a covered up shooter camouflaged as a policeman shot and eliminated Autonomous State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her partner Mark at their Minnesota home– the Utah Republican politician made blog posts referencing the strike and including photos of Vance Boelter, the suspect in the capturing.
The very first message was captioned “This is what takes place When Marxists do not obtain their method” and the 2nd claims “Headache on Waltz road,” apparently criticizing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for the capturings– which the guv called an “act of targeted political physical violence.” The blog posts have actually currently been erased from his account.
Hours later on, on his main Us senate account, Lee condemned the strikes.
” These inhuman strikes have no location in Utah, Minnesota, or throughout America. Please join me in condemning this mindless physical violence, and wishing the targets and their family members,” Lee composed.
Sen. Mike Lee joins an Us senate Judiciary Board hearing at the Dirksen Us Senate Office Complex, Might 13, 2025.
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Lee’s blog posts motivated instant reaction from Democrats that condemned Lee for making them.
” To try to politicize this misfortune is definitely undesirable. This unsupported claims from chosen authorities is past hazardous and prompts a lot more physical violence,” Autonomous Sen. Cock Durbin claimed on the Us senate flooring Monday. “It is wicked, and it should be called out– on both sides of the aisle– both sides of the aisle. Due to the fact that in the land of the totally free and the home of the endure, everybody must really feel secure sharing their political sights– and we should never ever do so in such a way that excuses physical violence or scare tactics.”
Previous RNC Chair Michael Steele informed Lee to “expand the heck up” in a post on X.
A memorial is seen on the workdesk of DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman in your house chambers at the Minnesota State Capitol, June 16, 2025 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Leaving a conference at the Capitol Monday evening, Lee disregarded inquiries from press reporters concerning the blog posts. ABC Information has actually connected to his workplace for remark.
The strikes have actually motivated quick stricture from Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hillside and around the nation– with lots of prompting chosen authorities to refuse warmed unsupported claims.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar condemned the “dreadful strike” and claimed on Sunday that “this is an extremely poor setting, and we require to bring the soften.”
Residence Audio speaker Mike Johnson claimed “such dreadful political physical violence has no location in our culture, and every leader should unquestionably condemn it.”
