Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith said terminally online people like Mike Lee are used to saying “whatever the hell they feel like” without repercussions. She said Lee seemed “surprised” to be confronted about his tweets.

Republican Sen. Mike Lee deleted his controversial social media posts about the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband after several people criticized the Utah Republican for his comments.

Utah, removed posts on his personal X account about Saturday's fatal attack on a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband after facing fierce backlash from Democrats about the postings