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.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) deleted his controversial posts about the Minnesota shooting over the weekend after multiple colleagues confronted him and asked him to delete them. On Sunday, Lee posted, “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way,

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