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.

Republican Sen. Mike Lee is facing criticism over his social media posts about the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband-- with one Democratic senator calling the posts "reprehensible.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee appeared to take down a series of social media posts about a double homicide in Minnesota over the weekend, that were condemned by two of his Senate colleagues who confronted him over what they said were “cruel” and insensitive posts.