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Elizabeth Urban

GOP Lawmaker Berated After Urging Users to 'Reject Marx' in Support of Privatizing Public Lands: 'So Roosevelt Was a Marxist?'

Utah Sen. Mike Lee is facing backlash after urging users to "reject Marx" as he proposes privatization of some public lands as part of the GOP spending bill. (Credit: Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A Republican lawmaker was ridiculed online after urging Americans to "reject Marx" as he proposes privatization of some public lands as part of his colleagues' spending bill.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee added a section into what President Donald Trump has called the "one big, beautiful bill" that would allow the sale of 2 million acres of public land, The Hill reported.

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