Sen. Smith Says Mike Lee Hasn’t Yet ‘Taken Accountability’ for Posting Picture of Minn. Lawmaker’s Shooter

COLLINS And most people ░░░░░░░░ been saying exactly that ░░░░░░░░ those questions Everyone has ░░░░░░░░ horrified by this as ░░░░░░░░ and I both are ░░░░░░░░ your colleague in the ░░░░░░░░ Republican Mike Lee of ░░░░░░░░ in the aftermath of ░░░░░░░░ attack he posted two ░░░░░░░░ One he said quote ░░░░░░░░ is what happens When ░░░░░░░░ don t get their ░░░░░░░░ And then in an ░░░░░░░░ reference to the Governor ░░░░░░░░ Walz he wrote Nightmare ░░░░░░░░ Waltz Street You were ░░░░░░░░ talking to Senator Lee ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill earlier What ░░░░░░░░ you say to him ░░░░░░░░ Well I wanted Senator ░░░░░░░░ who I mean honestly ░░░░░░░░ don t have much ░░░░░░░░ don t know him ░░░░░░░░ We have not dealt ░░░░░░░░ each other that much ░░░░░░░░ wanted him to know ░░░░░░░░ the consequence of his ░░░░░░░░ And I went to ░░░░░░░░ and I said You ░░░░░░░░ your message on social ░░░░░░░░ showed the image of ░░░░░░░░ man who killed my ░░░░░░░░ potentially minutes before that ░░░░░░░░ and your message was ░░░░░░░░ is what happens You ░░░░░░░░ to take responsibility and ░░░░░░░░ for what you were ░░░░░░░░ and doing out there ░░░░░░░░ the social media world ░░░░░░░░ I wanted him to ░░░░░░░░ that from me directly ░░░░░░░░ not to like for ░░░░░░░░ to tweet out at ░░░░░░░░ I think that that ░░░░░░░░ important that he understands ░░░░░░░░ the consequence of what ░░░░░░░░ impact that his words ░░░░░░░░ on people who are ░░░░░░░░ through so much pain ░░░░░░░░ trauma This is not ░░░░░░░░ joke And he needs ░░░░░░░░ understand over 7 million ░░░░░░░░ dialed into his message ░░░░░░░░ social media He has ░░░░░░░░ powerful platform He should ░░░░░░░░ be using it to ░░░░░░░░ misinformation and to and ░░░░░░░░ basically make a joke ░░░░░░░░ the murder of people ░░░░░░░░ public servants COLLINS What ░░░░░░░░ he have to say ░░░░░░░░ you confronted him with ░░░░░░░░ Smith Well I mean ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ is a person who ░░░░░░░░ used to being confronted ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ somebody who s used ░░░░░░░░ being challenged And I ░░░░░░░░ he didn t quite ░░░░░░░░ what to do I ░░░░░░░░ him like from a ░░░░░░░░ of respect and wanting ░░░░░░░░ wanting him to understand ░░░░░░░░ I thought and he ░░░░░░░░ t have that much ░░░░░░░░ say What he needs ░░░░░░░░ do is he needs ░░░░░░░░ apologize I really think ░░░░░░░░ he should take that ░░░░░░░░ down To indicate that ░░░░░░░░ this was some sort ░░░░░░░░ a Marxist leftist attack ░░░░░░░░ causes violence is completely ░░░░░░░░ He s spreading that ░░░░░░░░ and he should correct ░░░░░░░░ I didn t get ░░░░░░░░ of that from him ░░░░░░░░ this evening But I ░░░░░░░░ that what I said ░░░░░░░░ in and that he ░░░░░░░░ know as my mother ░░░░░░░░ to say Words have ░░░░░░░░ And his words have ░░░░░░░░ ton of consequence and ░░░░░░░░ should own that COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ s pretty striking to ░░░░░░░░ that you went up ░░░░░░░░ you said I know ░░░░░░░░ people Your community has ░░░░░░░░ so affected by this ░░░░░░░░ he didn t even ░░░░░░░░ to you in that ░░░░░░░░ Smith He said you ░░░░░░░░ how many times have ░░░░░░░░ heard the words that ░░░░░░░░ something like I m ░░░░░░░░ if I hurt your ░░░░░░░░ Or I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ you didn t understand ░░░░░░░░ I you know that ░░░░░░░░ I mean that does ░░░░░░░░ that s not in ░░░░░░░░ mind taking accountability or ░░░░░░░░ for your actions And ░░░░░░░░ that s I mean ░░░░░░░░ can t paraphrase exactly ░░░░░░░░ he said but that ░░░░░░░░ the gist of it ░░░░░░░░ Yes it s a ░░░░░░░░ interaction Senator Tina Smith ░░░░░░░░ m very grateful that ░░░░░░░░ joined us not only ░░░░░░░░ talk about that but ░░░░░░░░ just this horrific attack.”