{"id":2448428,"date":"2025-06-17T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-deletes-minnesota-shooting-posts-following-senate-backlash\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:19:46","slug":"mike-lee-deletes-minnesota-shooting-posts-following-senate-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-deletes-minnesota-shooting-posts-following-senate-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Lee deletes Minnesota shooting posts following Senate backlash"},"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\">18<\/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-deletes-minnesota-shooting-posts-following-senate-backlash%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=2448428&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) recently removed controversial social media posts concerning a Minnesota shooting after facing backlash from fellow senators. Lee initially posted remarks implicating &#8220;marxists&#8221; in the incident, which included an image of the alleged perpetrator, Vance Boelter. following these posts,Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) criticized Lee for fueling hatred adn misinformation. The situation escalated when Senate Minority Leader Chuck schumer (D-NY) urged President Donald Trump to intervene and compel Lee to delete the posts after Lee ignored schumer&#8217;s earlier request. Schumer emphasized the need for political leaders to condemn divisive language that can incite violence and called for increased funding for Capitol security in response to rising threats against elected officials. This incident has intensified discussions about the safety of lawmakers and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political climate surrounding public discourse<\/a>.  <\/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 deletes Minnesota shooting posts following Senate backlash<\/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_2150539\" 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) deleted his controversial posts about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3443622\/assassination-melissa-hortman-members-congress-worried-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minnesota shooting<\/a> over the weekend after multiple colleagues confronted him and asked him to delete them.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3443890\/mike-lee-minnesota-confronted-posts-political-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a>, &ldquo;This is what happens when Marxists don&rsquo;t get their way,&rdquo; alongside an alleged photo of Vance Boelter wearing the mask police say he used during the shootings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3444595\/byron-donalds-david-jolly-gun-control-stance-florida-governor-race\/\">Byron Donalds targets David Jolly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-are-shooting-themselves-in-the-foot-on-gun-control\/\" title=\"Democrats hurting themselves with gun control stance.\">gun control stance<\/a> as Florida governor&rsquo;s race heats up&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3444548\/nyc-mayoral-candidate-brad-lander-arrested-ice-immigration-hearing\/\">NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by ICE at immigration hearing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3444565\/new-mexico-immigration-crimes\/\">Nearly 200 charged in New Mexico on immigration crimes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a follow-up post, Lee&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1934268603676647646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1934268603676647646%7Ctwgr%5E27f766463a88ec1d0fa4f622a4d80340898dcd9a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fsenate%2F3443890%2Fmike-lee-minnesota-confronted-posts-political-shootings%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appeared to target<\/a>&nbsp;Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, and attempted to link the violence to the Left,&nbsp;writing, &ldquo;Nightmare on Waltz Street,&rdquo; with additional images of Boelter.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tina-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tina Smith<\/a> (D-MN) confronted Lee on Monday evening after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-catches-heat-from-minnesota-colleagues-for-posts-on-shootings\/\" title=\"... catches heat from Minnesota colleagues for ... on shootings\">controversial online posts<\/a>. &ldquo;He should think about the implications of what he&rsquo;s saying and doing,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It just further fuels this hatred and misinformation.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Lee&rsquo;s office for comment. The Utah senator declined multiple requests for a response from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Monday evening regarding the posts or his conversation with Smith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The situation reached a boiling point on Tuesday when Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chuck Schumer (D-NY) \">Chuck Schumer (D-NY)<\/a> called on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Donald Trump\">President Donald Trump<\/a> to intervene and compel Lee to delete his controversial posts about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3443622\/assassination-melissa-hortman-members-congress-worried-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Minnesota shooting\">Minnesota shooting<\/a> after the Utah senator rebuffed Schumer&rsquo;s personal request to take them down.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer urged his colleagues to lower the political temperature after Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3443890\/mike-lee-minnesota-confronted-posts-political-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">downplayed and joked<\/a> about a series of weekend shootings that authorities say were politically motivated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When political opponents are treated like enemies, when leaders encourage the kind of protest that can lead to violence, it increases that violence. So it&rsquo;s a responsibility of all leaders, especially President Trump, to not just unequivocally condemn hatred, but to stop the violent and regressive language against political opponents,&rdquo; Schumer said, speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you first where he should start, he should demand that Mike Lee take down his disgusting tweet on X about the Minnesota shooting because I asked him to do it yesterday. Well, he wouldn&rsquo;t listen to me, but he&rsquo;ll listen to President Trump,&rdquo; Schumer added. <\/p>\n<p>During a closed-door briefing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a> on Tuesday, senators pressed for increased funding to bolster security for elected officials following the deadly shootings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must take immediate steps to ensure the safety of members, and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-equity-budget-mentions-term-over-100-times\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Equity\u2019 Budget Mentions Term Over 100 Times\">includes increased funding<\/a> for the Capitol Police, and there was agreement in our meeting between Democrats and Republicans that we were to have that increased funding,&rdquo; Schumer said following the meeting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3443890\/mike-lee-minnesota-confronted-posts-political-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MIKE LEE CONFRONTED BY MINNESOTA COLLEAGUES FOR POSTS ON POLITICAL SHOOTINGS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schumer said Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) were among those urging increased protection for elected officials. Before the weekend&rsquo;s deadly shootings and a spike in threats against members of Congress, the Capitol Police had already requested $967.8 million for fiscal 2026, a 22%&nbsp;increase from their fiscal 2024 funding. Now, with lawmakers demanding even greater resources, the agency&rsquo;s budget could surpass $1 billion for the first time in the near future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Capitol Hill police have been silent heroes behind the scenes, keeping members safe, but we are seeing a dramatic increase in threats against senators, congressmen, public officials, and throughout America,&rdquo; Schumer said. &ldquo;These attacks are not just attacks on individuals, but on democracy, on our way of life, on what we believe in, and they&rsquo;re an attempt to intimidate people not to do their jobs, not to run for office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2150539\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2150539\"}});<\/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 removes posts on Minnesota shooting after Senate pushback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2448429,"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\/061725_SCHUMER_ABORTION-6-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35410,57327,57328],"class_list":["post-2448428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-mike-lee","tag-minnesota-shooting","tag-senate-backlash"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/061725_SCHUMER_ABORTION-6-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448428","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448428"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448432,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448428\/revisions\/2448432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}