TAMPA, Fla. (Hill) — A Republican House member from Florida urged people on Sunday to express their joy and report those who viewed as speaking negatively about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
“Those who celebrate Charlie Kirk’s death must be kicked out of civil society,” Senator Randy Fein wrote in a post on Social Platform X.
Cox: Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassination was romantically involved with his co-operating roommate.
“Do these monsters want a fight? Congratulations. They got it,” Fine added.
The suspect in Kirk’s fatal shooting during an event at Utah Valley University last week is in custody. Authorities said 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was implicated in the murder of his family, and that the message was passed on to law enforcement.
It is unusual for Congress members to seek drastic reporting and damages from constituents based on political inconsistencies, but Kirk’s death sparked a fierce protective push from the prominent Republicans.
Dozens of people who are not directly linked to the assassination face resentment, and in some cases lost their jobs in comments they made about Kirk’s political beliefs after his death. Kirk, her 31-year-old husband and father of two, was a key ally of President Trump and his administration, frequently advocating conservative positions on LGBTQ rights, immigration and racial politics.
Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegses sent warnings to the military and private Pentagon workers who commented that he was making comments about Kirk’s assassination being tracked.
“It’s completely unacceptable,” Hegses wrote on social media Thursday.
Washington Post columnist Karen Attia said Monday that she was fired in a social media post related to Kirk’s shooting.
“As a columnist, I use my voice to protect freedom and democracy, challenge my strength, and reflect it in culture and politics with integrity and belief,” Attia wrote in a post in Subsac. “Now I’m the one who’s silent – did my job.”
