After the tragic assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, several cynical left-wing activists took to social media to celebrate the grisly murder. Disturbingly, many of these accounts were owned by US Military personnel, prompting a massive backlash from the Department of War.
For example, Army Reserves Maj. Bryan Bintliff, among others, was suspended for glorifying Kirk’s death and threatening violence against President Trump. Reacting to the same worrying trend, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered investigations into teachers celebrating the assassination, emphasizing accountability for glorifying political violence.
As part of the disturbing reaction to Kirk’s murder, Master Chief Petty Officer Ben Cooper made a vile comment. He stated, “If you think that means I condone him getting sniped from 200+ yards away, you’re wrong but from the crowd that like to say FAFO so much, how can they be surprised?”
Additionally, Army soldier Drake Richardson claimed that the world is a “better place” without Kirk. Echoing these comments, Army Staff Sergeant Jacob Sezer claimed that Charlie Kirk “deserved worse,” among dozens of other horrible statements.
Reacting to these absurd statements, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell outlined the official position for our soldiers. He noted, “Mocking or celebrating the assassination of a fellow American is unacceptable in the ranks. Zero tolerance means zero tolerance.”
Similarly, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made it clear that the consequences of airline pilots making the same mistake would be severe. He announced, “American Airlines pilots who were caught celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk have been immediately grounded and removed from service.”
Building on this point, Duffty noted, “This behavior is disgusting and they should be fired. Any company responsible for the safety of the traveling public cannot tolerate that behavior. We heal as a country when we send the message that glorifying political violence is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!”
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Unfortunately, many teachers have followed this trend, prompting Florida’s education commissioner to issue a stern statement. He announced, “We will hold teachers who choose to make disgusting comments about the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk accountable. Govern yourselves accordingly.”
In any case, as we reported, Amanda Dodson, a Pennsylvania emotional support teacher, reposted a vile statement that alleged, “Charlie Kirk was a racist, xenophobic, transphobic, islamophobic, sexist, white nationalist mouthpiece who made millions of dollars inciting hatred in this country. ”
Continuing her hateful and callous comments about the well-loved conservative icon, the teacher made her feelings clear. She said, “Whether it was his genocide denial, his transphobic tirades, his pushing for mass deportations, or his normalizing Trumpism for years, the man stood for nothing but hate. I extend absolutely no empathy for people like that.”
Concluding the baseless and offensive diatribe, the post continued, “In this situation, my empathy is reserved for his children. May they grow up to live in a country that is the total opposite of everything their father envisioned. May all of our children grow up to live in a country that values their lives enough to take gun violence seriously and reject any person who would try to justify senseless gun-related deaths — especially the deaths of children.”