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.

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.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) deleted his controversial posts about the Minnesota shooting over the weekend after multiple colleagues confronted him and asked him to delete them. On Sunday, Lee posted, “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way,