Reprisals against commentators on the Charlie Kirk assassination
After the assassination of American political activist and commentator Charlie Kirk in September 2025, there followed widespread disciplinary and retaliatory actions against people seen as celebrating, justifying, or trivializing Kirk's death, encouraging further political violence, denigrating Kirk, or tarnishing his legacy. These efforts were promoted and directly facilitated by the U.S. federal government: in the immediate aftermath of the assassination, President Donald Trump explicitly condemned "the left" for violence, and pledged to target left-wing groups and causes, monitor political speech, revoke visas, and designate Antifa and groups that might support it as domestic terrorists. On the night of Kirk's killing, the Department of State announced it would penalize foreigners considered to be "praising, rationalizing, or making light of Kirk's death". Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced an investigation into the reactions of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as subsequent...
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