Senator's Viral Meme Sparks Backlash After Blaming Elizabeth Warren for Spirit's Shutdown

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News (1 / 1) 04.05.2026 22:02 / Günter

Capitol drama spilled onto social media when Utah Sen. Mike Lee appeared to blame Sen. Elizabeth Warren for Spirit Airlines' sudden shutdown with a posted meme — a post he later deleted. Read on to discover the full story!

What Lee posted

On May 4, Lee shared an image from an X account called "TheRicanMemes" that used a photo of O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson with text overlays implying Warren was responsible for Spirit Airlines. Lee captioned the image "Nailed it," then replaced it with another post claiming Warren had "destroyed Spirit Airlines." He posted from his personal "BasedMikeLee" account.