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Several people have been reportedly subjected to online abuse or seen their offices flooded with calls demanding they be fired.
A poster of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is displayed at a memorial following the fatal shooting of Kirk, at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, US, September 12, 2025 (Reuters)
“Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences”—this is how US Republicans have been warning the citizens after the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.
At least 13 people have been reportedly fired or suspended from their jobs for discussing the killing online, including journalists, academic workers, and teachers, reported Reuters, citing a tally based on interviews.
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Several Democratic and Republican leaders have condemned online the fatal shooting of Kirk. However, some people online, including many ordinary people, have been cracking jokes and sometimes celebrating Kirk’s death over his history of bigoted rhetoric.
Several people have been reportedly subjected to online abuse or seen their offices flooded with calls demanding they be fired.
“Prepare to have your whole future professional aspirations ruined if you are sick enough to celebrate his death,” said conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump.
US lawmaker Clay Higgins said in a post on X that anyone who “ran their mouth with their smartass hatred celebrating the heinous murder of that beautiful young man” needed to be “banned from ALL PLATFORMS FOREVER.”
The US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on the same site that he had been disgusted to “see some on social media praising, rationalising, or making light of the event, and have directed our consular officials to undertake appropriate action.”
However, the Republicans’ anger after the fatal shooting of Kirk contradicts the mockery some of the same figures – including Kirk – directed at past victims of political violence.
Earlier, when former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul, was clubbed over the head by a hammer-wielding conspiracy theorist during a break-in at their San Francisco home, Haggins shared a photo online making fun of him. The post was later deleted.
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Anushka Vats is a Sub-Editor at News18.com with a passion for storytelling and a curiosity that extends beyond the newsroom. She covers both national and international news. For more stories, you can follow her…Read More
Anushka Vats is a Sub-Editor at News18.com with a passion for storytelling and a curiosity that extends beyond the newsroom. She covers both national and international news. For more stories, you can follow her… Read More
September 14, 2025, 08:43 IST
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