US EditionTina Smith confronts Mike Lee over posts about fatal shooting of Minnesota lawmaker
MINNESOTA, JUN 17 – Senator Tina Smith criticized Mike Lee for mocking posts about politically motivated shootings that killed Minnesota lawmakers, with over 2,200 voters demanding Lee explain or apologize.
- On Monday, U.S. Senator Tina Smith confronted Senator Mike Lee on Capitol Hill over his social media posts about the fatal shooting of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband.
- Lee posted false claims on Sunday linking the shooter to Governor Tim Walz and called the shootings a result of 'Marxists' not getting their way, sparking condemnation from Minnesota Democrats and Republicans.
- Smith pulled Lee from a closed-door Republican meeting to tell him directly that his posts were cruel and caused pain, describing the attack as brutal and emphasizing the need to hear from her personally.
- Amy Klobuchar condemned Lee’s posts as 'not a laughing matter' and 'beyond disgusting,' highlighting the state's 43-hour manhunt and praising law enforcement’s work on Minnesota’s deadliest political violence.
- The incident led to federal charges against suspected shooter Vance Boelter and intensified calls for accountability and a rejection of misinformation and political violence within Minnesota politics.
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