Sen. Mike Lee, GOP and Minnesota
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MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell called for staff members serving for Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to resign following comments the senator made on social media blaming Democrats for the fatal shooting of a state lawmaker in Minnesota over the weekend.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT, participates in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Committee met to examining pharmacy benefit managers and competition issues in the prescription drug supply chain. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
While the man suspected of killing a lawmaker and wounding another remained on the run, Lee first posted that the suspect was a “Marxist,” despite his roommate telling CBS News that he is a Trump supporter and “not a Democrat.