Charlie Kirk once said ‘you should be allowed to say outrageous thing’, now Trump administration revokes visas of six foreigners who celebrated his ‘heinous assassination’

The Trump administration revoked the visas of six foreigners who made insensitive comments and made fun of Charlie Kirk’s death on social media. The conservative activist who co-founded Turning Point USA was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University on September 10. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the citizens whose visas were canceled are from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany and Paraguay. Some comments suggested that Kirk deserved to be killed, while others mocked his death.

This action came after President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, October 14. In his speech during the ceremony, Trump described Kirk as “a fearless warrior for freedom, [a] The beloved leader who mobilizes the next generation in a way I’ve never seen before.

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Visas canceled because Charlie Kirk’s death was mocked

In It remains unclear whether all six are in the United States or simply have visas, and their visa types were not disclosed.

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Following Kirk’s assassination, right-wing social media accounts surfaced some claiming to be celebrating and mocking his death.
Previously, educators in a dozen states were fired or placed on leave over online comments criticizing Kirk or confirming his death. Just two days after his death, Education Week reported, “educators in California, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas were fired ahead of investigations into social media comments criticizing Kirk and implying approval of Kirk’s death.” or was placed on leave.”

Charlie Kirk’s freedom of expression

Charlie Kirk firmly believed that freedom of expression and the First Amendment. He regularly defended the right to free speech, including speech that some might find offensive, outrageous or controversial. Kirk also insisted on the right to speak freely, no matter who is offended. “You should be allowed to say ugly things,” he told the Oxford Union earlier this year.

Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Right-wing activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated by 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10. Kirk’s assassination became a rallying point for the Republican president, who used it to mobilize his base and advocate for broad government action against what he called “radical left extremism.”

The Trump administration has launched a broad crackdown on left-wing organizations, deploying multiple federal agencies, including the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and IRS, to investigate and disrupt groups accused of financing and organizing political violence.