In the wake of Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) incendiary social media posts linking the recent Minnesota shootings to “Marxists” and Democratic leaders, national and Utah Democrats are racing to turn public outrage into lasting political consequences,

The Republican lawmaker's comments blaming the far left and Gov. Tim Walz "cast a poor light on Utah," writes the The Deseret News editorial board.

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.