Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has deleted controversial X posts he made referencing the attacks that were allegedly carried out by Vance Boelter in Minnesota, killing a democratic state senator and injuring another,

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.

The Utah Republican downplayed and joked about what authorities say were politically motivated shootings over the weekend of Minnesota Democratic lawmakers.