Two Minnesota lawmakers were targeted in shootings last week that killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. The attacks show an escalation of violence against elected officials in recent years.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), appeared to blame the assassination of Smith’s friend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, on the political left. Smith sought him out to chat.

Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota confronted GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at the Capitol Monday over a social media post on the Minnesota lawmaker shooting.

Tina Smith (D-Minn.) directly confronted Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Monday over a series of disturbing social media posts he shared in response to the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their partners.