Mike Lee's inflammatory social media posts about last weekend's deadly political shootings in Minnesota are drawing fresh attention to his years-long MAGA transformation. Why it matters: Once seen as a buttoned-up conservative,

Utah’s senior senator has drawn widespread condemnation for his behavior since the political assassinations over the weekend in Minnesota. Within hours of the murder of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark,

“For the last five years, MAGA has been bathed in political violence,” Murphy wrote. “Most importantly, MAGA’s celebration of January 6th and Trump’s decision to pardon ALL the Jan 6 rioters — including the most violent — became a clear endorsement of violence committed in his name.”

After the murders, Gov. Tim Walz called for "grace and compassion and vision and compromise and decency." Some on the right chose a different course.