Mike Lee Deletes Controversial Posts About Minnesota Democrat Shootings, Amid GOP Senator's Criticism [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Jun 17th, 2025, 2:03 pm


Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) deleted a pair of highly controversial X posts on Tuesday that made light of the targeted shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers.

On Sunday, Lee took to X with two posts in reference to the shootings of State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman at their homes. Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot and killed while Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, were treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds. Shooting suspect Vance Boelter is now in police custody after a massive manhunt over the weekend.

“This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way,” Lee wrote in one post that included an alleged image of Boelter in tactical gear. Authorities say the shooting suspect posed as a cop to gain entry into the homes of the Democratic lawmakers.


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In a second post, Lee took aim at Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D). “Nightmare on Waltz Street,” he wrote, likely referring to Boelter being appointed to an advisory board in 2019 under Walz’s administration.

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