{"id":2447613,"date":"2025-06-15T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-condemns-nc-lawmakers-no-kings-video-featuring-beheaded-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T18:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T22:24:13","slug":"mike-lee-condemns-nc-lawmakers-no-kings-video-featuring-beheaded-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-condemns-nc-lawmakers-no-kings-video-featuring-beheaded-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Lee condemns NC lawmaker\u2019s \u2018No Kings\u2019 video featuring beheaded Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-lee-condemns-nc-lawmakers-no-kings-video-featuring-beheaded-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) condemned a North Carolina state lawmaker&#8217;s video from a &#8220;No Kings&#8221; rally showing a protester holding a prop of a beheaded President Donald Trump. The rally, part of a nationwide series of protests against the president, took place in Raleigh, adn featured unsettling imagery, including a guillotine with a banner suggesting &#8220;some cuts may be necessary.&#8221; In a response on social media, Lee criticized the call for violence against the president as &#8220;un-democratic,&#8221; suggesting it reflects poorly on the Democratic Party. <\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker in question,Democratic Rep. Julie Von Haefen, later edited her video to remove the controversial image and stated that she condemns all forms of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccabe-says-trumps-message-demanding-peace-and-denouncing-violence-is-actually-coded-language-and-a-dog-whistle-to-his-base-to-fight-video\/\" title=\"McCabe Says Trump\u2019s Message Demanding Peace and Denouncing ... is Actually \u201cCoded Language\u201d and a \u201cDog Whistle\u201d to His Base to Fight (...)\">political violence<\/a>, emphasizing her aim to unite people. This incident came at a tense time, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tragic shooting incident involving<\/a> two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, prompting strong backlash from both sides of the political spectrum regarding the appropriateness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-myth-of-fact-checking-how-facebook-created-the-worlds-largest-censorship-operation\/\" title=\"The Myth Of \u2018Fact-Checking\u2019: How Facebook Created The World\u2019s Largest Censorship Operation\">glorifying violence<\/a> in any form. Several North Carolina lawmakers have as condemned Haefen&#8217;s original posting, with some arguing that her decision to deactivate her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening ... Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media account<\/a> indicated a lack of accountability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mike Lee condemns NC lawmaker&rsquo;s &lsquo;No Kings&rsquo; video featuring beheaded Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2146668\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Lee<\/a> (R-UT) harshly condemned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Carolina<\/a> state lawmaker&rsquo;s photo of a &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; rally, which showed someone carrying a prop of a beheaded President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; rallies were held across the nation on Saturday to protest the president, one of which was held in Raleigh, North Carolina. Democratic state Rep. Julie Von Haefen uploaded a video of the rally online, with a screenshot of the video showing one protester carrying the prop that also bore a banner displaying a guillotine and the words, &ldquo;In these difficult times, some cuts may be necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3442414\/alex-padilla-kristi-noem-did-not-know-him-press-conference-detained\/\">Padilla aghast that Noem did &#8216;not know&#8217; him at press conference where he was detained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3442316\/adam-schiff-alex-padilla-every-right-interrupt-noem\/\">Adam Schiff says Padilla had &#8216;every right&#8217; to interrupt DHS Secretary Noem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3441781\/democrats-trump-bill-overwhelms-effort-to-sink\/\">Trump&#8217;s sprawling &#8216;beautiful bill&#8217; overwhelms Democratic effort to sink it<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Calling for the president of the United States to be beheaded is un-democratic,&rdquo; Lee posted on X in response. &ldquo;It should also be un-Democratic. Tragically, it seems increasingly on-brand for today&rsquo;s Democrats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Calling for the president of the United States to be beheaded is un-democratic<\/p>\n<p>It should also be un-Democratic<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, it seems increasingly on-brand for today&rsquo;s Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fSo1UlIIRj\">https:\/\/t.co\/fSo1UlIIRj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1934118629039296935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Facebook, Haefen wrote that she later edited her video to remove the image of the protester bearing the &ldquo;inappropriate&rdquo; sign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me be clear: I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-biggs-democrats-misleading-jan-6-narrative-more-detrimental-to-our-republic-than-the-day-itself\/\" title=\".... Biggs: Democrats\u2019 \u2018Misleading\u2019 Jan. 6 Narrative \u2018More Detrimental to Our ...ublic than the Day Itself\u2019\">condemn political violence<\/a> in all forms,&rdquo; Haefen&rsquo;s statement said. &ldquo;My focus remains on bringing people together and fighting for the values that matter to North Carolinians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjuliefornc%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02xN8z6DQhmSnAgfYDjmTUWBjUfEiUocHY5B2Yu21Bb1qWSWKAdyLaAexugNPTyMECl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"291\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3442177\/no-kings-protests-grapple-with-security-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NATIONWIDE &lsquo;NO KINGS&rsquo; PROTEST GRAPPLE WITH SECURITY THREATS FOLLOWING DEATH OF MINNESOTA LAWMAKER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Haefen&rsquo;s post comes as police are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in the shootings of two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers. Former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and state Sen. John Hoffman, along with their spouses, were shot. Hortman and her husband were killed in the shootings, while Hoffman and his wife are out of surgery after being injured.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After sharing an image calling for the execution of the Democratically elected President of the United States, Rep. Von Haefen has quietly deactivated her Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>Deleting your public profile isn&rsquo;t accountability &mdash; it&rsquo;s hiding. North Carolinians deserve better. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ncpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ncpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O0FXDNpqaD\">https:\/\/t.co\/O0FXDNpqaD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EEALRbeD1w\">pic.twitter.com\/EEALRbeD1w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Brenden Jones (@BrendenJonesNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendenJonesNC\/status\/1934261979507814626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In NC Dem Rep Julie Von Haefen calls for the beheading of the US President. These Libs have lost their mind. The nation is NOT behind them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZiAojc3QAp\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZiAojc3QAp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (@RepGregMurphy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregMurphy\/status\/1934215183720661151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I cannot fathom the thought of a state legislator glorifying political violence *hours* after two state legislators and their spouses were shot in their own homes.<\/p>\n<p>Unconscionable.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Mike Schietzelt (@mikefor35) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikefor35\/status\/1934280133361213647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Multiple North Carolina lawmakers have also condemned Haefen&rsquo;s original video, with state Rep. Brenden Jones saying she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/juliefornc?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"deactivated \">deactivated <\/a>her X account to avoid &ldquo;accountability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2146668\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2146668\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Lee criticizes NC lawmaker&#8217;s &#8216;No Kings&#8217; video with beheaded Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2447614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mike-Lee-NC-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57213,35410,57212,57113],"class_list":["post-2447613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-beheaded-trump","tag-mike-lee","tag-nc-lawmaker","tag-no-kings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mike-Lee-NC-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447617,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447613\/revisions\/2447617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}