The Utah senator received national backlash following two posts on X that tied the alleged shooter to the Democratic Party.

"When you hear about statistics about political violence and threats, I just want people to know who we're talking about," Klobuchar says of slain Minnesota lawmakers.

Sen. Mike Lee's unfounded claims on social media about the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker have angered his U.S. Senate colleague from the state.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said that authorities believe Vance Boelter, the suspect in a pair of "politically motivated" shootings, is still in the Midwest, noting that authorities have put out an alert in South Dakota.

The MN shooting suspect arrested Sunday reportedly left a chilling “hit list” of potential targets that included Senator Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Ilhan Omar. The post MN Suspect Vance Boelter’s Chilling ‘Hit List’ Named 70 ‘Targets’ – Including Amy Klobuchar,

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the deadly shooting of former Minnesota state Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband on Saturday was politically motivated, noting that there was some “through line with abortion” after his list of targets was found to include abortion advocates and facilities.

In an interview with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Klobuchar says Lee’s tweets make light of the fatal shooting.. including one calling the situation a “Nightmare on Waltz Street” she says she plans to confront him directly about the issue.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) suggested “imbalanced” people are reading “hateful rhetoric” that is making them violent. Klobuchar appeared Monday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe after Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Sunday remembered former Minnesota state Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) as “the most incredible person,” a day after Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in what officials are calling a politically motivated shooting.