Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith said terminally online people like Mike Lee are used to saying “whatever the hell they feel like” without repercussions. She said Lee seemed “surprised” to be confronted about his tweets.

State of play: Lee's posts, which baselessly ascribed leftist motives to the attacks on Minnesota Democrats, were only the latest to attract scrutiny of his far-right online profile — especially under his personal @BasedMikeLee account on X.

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