He's a spineless miscreant.

I think it's possible he somehow knows the shooter, which is why he couldn't shut up about it.

A very lil’ Putin bitch. Small, small, small man. #ExpelMikeLee

Many such people felt getting ahead and being accepted in polite company demanded adherence to certain norms. Now they find themselves free to be themselves. If Trump is successful this will become more prevalent and more wretched (see political defenestration)

He started out stupid and then the conspiracies ate his brain.

It happened to Alito as well; they are swimming in polluted information waters

$$$$$?

Honestly... There are times I actually wonder if Shitler is the antichrist and he's taking people's souls. That would actually make it make sense. Do I really believe that? No. But damn if it doesn't seem like he has the power to corrupt people. Most likely, he's good at getting kompromat.

Kompromat

Kompromat

What tips someone over to the dark side? Power? Does Mikey have a lust for power? Money? Is Mikey receiving big money for ratcheting up the rhetoric? Has he been promised a big payday?? Does he have secrets that someone is blackmailing him over? Do this or else? There is a certainly a reason.

There are pictures.

They own the government and know they have a dictator in place, we will be seeing more blatant Orange Nazi shit going forward from here. We will refer to the old days as the “before times” at this point. I do not see an off ramp anymore. Let me know when everyone catches up.

Ketamine

High on his own supply

TDR. Graham, Mace,Rubio have been affected too

Same thing I ask myself about Mike Flood. A real moderate who voted for years when he was in the Nebraska legislature down the middle and getting consensus. Now he's so far up maga's ass. It must be about the money. It has to be about access to the money and re-election funds. Or fear ofviolence?

Kompromat, greed, and/or seeing the "whites only" mountaintop?🤷🏻‍♂️

Isn’t just being a selfish racist ass enough of a reason?

They think Trump is leaving in 2028 and they're all jockeying for the crown.

Only cowards and traitors can be bought

They have wild compromising material on him.

It’s who he’s been all along. A fucking cruel MAGAT.

The Lindsey Graham theory: making himself relevant.

He is being paid off by the Russians.

Mike Lee is celebrating that he can finally let his inner Klansman bask in broad daylight.

Blackmail? Bribery? Brain worm?

I think the reveal of his "BasedMikeLee" persona as him caused him to lean into that aspect of his personality harder

Pedocon theory is true, and there's evidence.

Illegal images of children.

Rubles.

evil religious fascist?

Bought by Cheeto. He likes money and power too.

They have a lot of dirt on him.

Russia has *his* emails.

Lee is a pilot fish.

I think they (a bunch of Republicans) are blackmailed by Russia hackers the same year Hillary was. But ALL these GOP donors & FoxNews have Heavy 🇷🇺 ties SILICON Valley does too Bc Mark , Elon & Theil ALL DO . You notice them switching thoughts of Crypto too. Clarence too:

I’m NOT saying Hillary was blackmailed .. I’m saying THE SAME YEAR RUSSIA / Wiki leaks hacked Hillary The Russians ALSO HACKED THE GOP

Kompromat. All of them.

Ear worms and Kool-Aid, probly.

He has skeletons in his closet and someone has the proof. Blackmail can sway people especially if it is bad stuff like pedo or closet cross dresser.

White Christian Nationalism has fully taken hold - Mormon not "evangelical" but same goals and outcome - white christian nation goverend by the bible -

I can't think of anything I would want to do less than spend time theorizing on the political arc of this fascist piece of shit. Understanding WHAT Mike Lee and the rest of the GOP has metastasized into is critical. We have many better things to do than spend time pondering why.

Not hugged enough as a child? Seriously, most of these radicalized MAGA probably have some psychological trauma.

Foreign money funneled through the NRA and others post-Citizens United to anti-democratic Republicans. It’s always about the money.

The answer to all your questions is money.

Threats or blackmail from Trumpists or Russian intelligence? Or maybe he's just an opportunist looking to stay onside with whoever has power, money, or both.

Worm eating his brain?

Money and attention.

He was always crazy and hid it. Or, and I don't think this is correct, he literally had his brain rot like a lot of people have by swimming in right-wing conspiracies online.

He wants to be the next Trump, we will be seeing more of these folks wanting to take the reins. They see how Trump is above the law and becoming wealthy in the process.

It's always about money. Congress is the Costco of DC.

Needs a CT scan. Seriously.

Trump has paid him off!

Was he with the group of 14 or so congresspeople who went to Russia on July 4th during trumps first term?

Follow the money.

Someone has tape on him

Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah, has a connection to Operation Underground Rescue (OUR), an anti-sex trafficking nonprofit founded by Tim Ballard. Lee and his wife were honored for introducing OUR to people on Capitol Hill... 🤷‍♂️ Don't know if any substance to allegations www.ksl.com/article/5073...

Senator Lee's illuminati can be "persuasive" especially with the morally flexible.

Too much internet

It was always there. Now he feels emboldened to let it all hang out because of Trump!!

Unprincipled opportunist

Like every Republican, Mike Lee has given up any loyalty to the Constitution. He's just real open about it.

Money. It’s always about money. And thanks to SCOTUS it can be foreign money and he can feign innocence or indifference.

I think Mike Lee and Chip Roy are in very similar situations - hard to explain, but they "pretend" they are fire brands against something the rest of them are wanting, then they fold quicker than Rand Paul ever did..

Texts messages reveal Utah Sen. Lee’s efforts to overturn 2020 election | PBS News For some reason, Lee was on the Ginni Thomas team regarding Sidney Kraken Powell, then he went along with the "alternate electors"- but he voted to certify the results anyway. share.google/ecX8uYOEsfNM...

He is a big bowl of WRONG!

He's old and dumb as a post.

Trump has some pictures and/or videos of him.

Easy to explain. Carpooling with Marge.

They have dirt on him. Just like all the others. why is this so hard?

As long as we’re taking impeachment I nominate Kristi Noem

Trump is The Mule. He has a superpower that makes people who get close to him NEED to accommodate his wishes. People who resist lose their minds.

Cult

To say nothing of the "Kojak" look he's been sporting.

Do we need theories? It's really simple: an audience likes what Mike Lee says and does. He listens to and feeds them. Not enough are standing up to him, so has nothing to fear by being bad. We made him; we enabled him; we allow him. Pretty simple, just hard to admit we've all let it go on.

He’s an enormous piece of shit. Doesn’t need to be complicated here. He’s just an absolutely horrible human being that uses his “religion” to provide the thinnest veneer of cover for someone that has always been a psychopath.

nepo baby realizing he's a waste of space and lashing out?

They’ve got pictures

wants to outlaw porn

Radicalization.

There's definitely something OFF about him..shaved head, conspiracies, crazed posts on social media...