Mike Lee blasts Feinstein over claim that Trump tweets incite violence

Published November 17, 2020 7:07pm ET



Republican Sen. Mike Lee fired back at his Democratic colleague, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, after she attempted to link supporters of President Trump to violence surrounding disputed election results.

“The only violence that I’m aware of has occurred in connection with antifa — antifa’s response to pro-Trump peaceful rally attenders,” Lee said during a Senate hearing in response to censorship on social media platforms in recent months.

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