“The suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers’ shootings was driven by “Marxist” ideology.”
Sen. Mike Lee
Senator. Claim dated 15 Jun 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Available evidence doesn’t support Sen. Mike Lee’s assertion that Vance Boelter was driven to attack Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota because of his “Marxist” ideology. People who knew Boelter said he was politically right-leaning.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Sen. Mike Lee (Senator) made this claim around 15 June 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 June 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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