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Mike Lee, prominent Republicans leap to baseless claims about political violence – again

If there was a telling recent moment when it comes to how ugly our political discourse has become, it might well have been the brutal 2022 hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 7h

Mike Lee confronted by Minnesota colleagues for posts on political shootings

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

The Salt Lake Tribune on MSN · 17h

‘This is not a joke’: Sen. Amy Klobuchar rips Mike Lee for posts about a deadly Minnesota shooting

Sen. Mike Lee's unfounded claims on social media about the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker have angered his U.S. Senate colleague from the state.

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Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts Blaming Assassination on the Far Left

The Republican senator from Utah suggested in social media posts that the killings were the work of “Marxists,” and mocked ...

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Mike Lee’s new identity speaks volumes about MAGA

His social media posts resemble those of a frequent user on right-wing message boards rather than those of a U.S. senator.

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Sen. Mike Lee’s evidence-free conspiracy theory that the MN shooter was a ‘Marxist’ is Pants on Fire

Available evidence does not support Sen. Mike Lee’s assertion that Boelter was driven by "Marxist" ideology. People who knew Boelter told news outlets he was politically right-leaning. Law ...

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A political assassination in the United States of America is not a joke, Senator | Opinion

Over the weekend, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah did something far worse than blurt the wrong words under stress in ...

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Pressure on GOP as political violence turns 'routine': Melber on Trump pardons, Mike Lee conspiracy

Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in their home in what officials are calling a ...

Al Jazeera on MSN3h

How US senator falsely claimed Minnesota shooting suspect was ‘Marxist’

Vance Boelter targeted Democrats, leaning politically right, with no Marxist ties as suggested by the evidence.

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