People are horrified after a sitting senator mocked the deaths of a Democratic lawmaker and her husband, who were assassinated over the weekend.This is what happens When Marxists dont get their way, wrote U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on social media, along with a photo of the alleged killer. Related This gay couple decorated their home with Pride rainbows. A church tore them all down. Theyd reached a compromise, but the church removed the Pride flags anyway. On Sunday night, police arrested 57-year-old anti-LGBTQ+ evangelical Christian Vance Boelter for killing Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D)and her husband, Mark, and for allegedly shooting state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife on Saturday morning. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Local Minnesota news outlet KAREinterviewedBoelters roommate and alleged best friend, David Carlson. Carlson said that Boelter was a strong supporter of the president, despite numerous right-wing social media posts by transphobic billionaire Elon Musk and other conservative politicians claiming that Boelter was a left-wing Marxist because he once served on a bipartisan board under Gov.Tim Walz(D).Democratic groups and lawmakers, as well as some conservatives, expressed their disgust for Lees comment, which both makes light of these tragic deaths and spreads misinformation. He is one of YOU, wrote Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). Get A Life. He is one of YOUGetALife https://t.co/yXOptC0sAv Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) June 15, 2025 For a U.S. senator to be posting fake information like this after Democratic lawmakers were just shot is just so beneath contempt I dont even know where to begin, added MediasTouch cofounder Brett Meiselas. In a normal world this would be grounds for expulsion or censure at minimum but we live in hell so.In a normal world this would be grounds for expulsion or censure at minimum but we live in hell so Brett Meiselas (@BMeiselas) June 15, 2025 Conservative and Lincoln Project cofounder Rick Wilson wrote, The surgery to remove your sense of shame was a success. Congrats, I guess.The surgery to remove your sense of shame was a success. Congrats, I guess. https://t.co/OKyfCa0r0L Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 15, 2025Democratic strategist Matt McDermott called Lees comments depraved moral rot, and the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party called them evil and vile. Yesterday, a Trump supporter went on an assassination spree targeting Democrats.Today, a GOP Senator mocks their murder.This isnt politics its depraved moral rot. https://t.co/ezLNVf50g7 Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) June 15, 2025Using Speaker Hortman's murder to spread right-wing lies is evil and vile. Your dishonor will be your legacy. https://t.co/1jKLCnukjS Minnesota DFL Party (@MinnesotaDFL) June 15, 2025The Democratic Party called out pathetic Lee for spending his Fathers Day tweeting lies about a tragedy to run cover for a right-wing domestic terrorist. Its Fathers Day, and youre spending your time tweeting lies about a tragedy to run cover for a right-wing domestic terrorist.Pathetic. https://t.co/9aYHRjS1Fd Democrats (@TheDemocrats) June 15, 2025Leaving MAGA founder Rich Logis wrote, The acceptance of avoidable deaths, suffering, and trauma was one of the reasons I could no longer stay in the MAGA community. It was a line of demarcation I could not cross.The acceptance of avoidable deaths, suffering and trauma was one of the reasons I could no longer stay in the MAGA community. It was a line of demarcation I could not cross. https://t.co/sn6XWZ7LZl Leaving MAGA/Rich Logis (@PerfectOurUnion) June 15, 2025 Boelters arrest followed an intense manhunt. Police arrested him in the woods of Sibley County using surveillance drones and infrared technology to detect him,CNN reported. They found at least three AK-47 assault rifles, a 9-millimeter handgun in the suspects vehicle, along with a suspected hit list of 70 individuals, including Democratic lawmakers and supporters of reproductive choice and other liberal causes,The Washington Postreported.Hortmansfinal post on Facebookrecognized Pride Month and said, Republicans spent all session trying to erase LGBTQ+ equality laws. Democrats stopped them.The post is of particular significance since Boelter recently delivered an anti-LGBTQ+ sermon in Africa, where he said, Theres people, especially in America, they dont know what sex they are they dont know their sexual orientation, theyre confused. The enemy has gotten so far into their mind and their soul. He then proclaimed that God and the Bible can remove such sin. Lee also has an anti-LGBTQ+ track record, with a score of nine out of 100 on the Human Rights Campaigns Congressional Scorecard for LGBTQ+ support. In 2018, he fought the confirmation of Chai Feldblum, a gay woman, to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) because he claimed she wanted to use the might of government to stamp out traditional marriage supporters.In a statement at the time, Lee said that Feldblum had radical views on marriage because she signed adocument in 2006calling for the government to protect non-marital relationships like caregivers, domestic partners, and close friends and siblings who live together. Few states recognized marriage equality in 2006.Dont think for a second that you, your family, and your neighbors will be left alone if Feldblum gets her way, Lee wrote, saying that Feldblum will side with LGBTQ+ people even if someone who discriminates claims that they were motivated by their religion.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.