‘This you?’ GOP senator mocked after inadvertently admitting he’s ‘not a decent person’

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was dragged online Friday into Saturday morning after voicing outrage over those mocking the recent fall of his Republican Senate colleague, with critics noting he had inadvertently admitted himself to “not be a decent person.”

On Thursday, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) fell to the ground at the Capitol in just the latest incident believed to be a sign of his waning health. Lee took to social media to condemn those mocking McConnell’s fall, declaring “no decent person should mock an 83 year old’s fall,” and that anyone “finding it amusing is hard to fathom.”

Critics, however, were quick to dredge up a social media post Lee had made less than three months ago back in July, where he mocked former President Joe Biden for tripping up the stairs to Air Force One.

“Is this you?” wrote Shannon Watts, author and founder of anti-gun violence organization Moms Demand Action, in a social media post on X Friday, alongside an image of Lee’s tweet mocking Biden’s fall.

“So to clarify, you're not a decent person,” wrote X user “MikeTheNavyGuy,” whose bio says they’re a veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy and has amassed more than 4,600 followers. “Glad you cleared that up.”

Lee was also dragged for another social media post of his in which he made a joke in reference to the fatal shooting of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband back in June, writing “Nightmare on Waltz Street,” a likely reference to the 1984 film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.

While Lee ultimately deleted the post amid scrutiny, online critics were quick to share archived versions of the social media post to mock his newfound and supposed disdain for making light of serious incidents.

“This you Mike Lee mocking an assassination?” wrote X user “RomyInMA,” who frequently shares criminal justice content, is followed by Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), and has amassed more than 4,100 followers. “Spare us your faux moral high ground.”