Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) confronted Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Monday evening after his controversial online posts about the political assassination and attempted murder of Minnesota state lawmakers. Lee downplayed and joked about what authorities say were politically motivated shootings over the weekend by Vance Boelter,

But for those who regularly follow Lee’s X feed, none of this should come as a surprise.

Smith added that Lee “seemed a little surprised to be confronted” and told political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen that she effectively had to chase him down because he had his phone to his ear and wa...