Students back US standing firm after Charlie Kirk assassination remarks
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Students participating in Turning Point USA “The “It’s a Turning Point” tour at the University of Oklahoma on Thursday overwhelmingly passed punitive measures against outsiders who made despicable remarks about the Charlie Kirk assassination.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs The United States does not have to accept foreigners who want to harm Americans, he said Tuesday, before releasing a list of six people whose visas were revoked for their comments about Turning Point founder Kirk, who was killed in Utah last month.
“I think it’s a privilege that they’re allowed to come here and go to school here and potentially be successful in America. And it shouldn’t be accepted that you come and take advantage of the collapse of our nation,” said Brook, an Oklahoma City University student.
OKLAHOMA COLLEGE STUDENT SAYS SHE WAS SAID BY FACULTY AFTER WEARING A TRUMP HAT DURING THE CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTE
Corbin, a Grand Canyon University student, told Fox News Digital: ““Unless you love America, you don’t deserve to be in this country.”
Wichita State student Chris said: ““It’s definitely a privilege to have these students here, not a right, and I don’t think it’s left or right… I don’t think you should celebrate anyone’s death.”
Jake, an OU student, didn’t hold back: “Yes, 100 percent. A visa is a privilege, not a right, and we choose who comes to this country and we want the best of the best.”
Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Kirk was killed at an event in Utah last month. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Students also said their conservative peers felt less comfortable expressing their views than liberal students when asked whether both groups had the freedom to disagree on campus.
Chris stated that conservatives feel like a “minority” on college campuses.
“We’re silenced a lot. It’s definitely very difficult sometimes,” she said.
OU student Payton said liberal students feel comfortable protesting conservatives, adding: “They have events, we don’t protest them, we don’t spit on them outside, we don’t yell at them, we don’t call them names, and at our events they destroy signs, they spit on us, they yell at us, whatever they do to deter us.”
LANDMARK UTAH STOP MARKED BY FLEXIBILITY AND HIGH SAFETY
Gracie, an Oklahoma City University student, told Fox News Digital: “There were a few people in my class who were saying how bad it is to be a Christian, how oppressive it is, and that the vast majority of conservatives have emotions or indifference, and that’s too much… If you’re liberal, share your opinion, if you’re conservative, they kind of want you to stay quiet.”
In a post last month, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said: “Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country.”
“I am disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing or making light of the incident and have directed our consular officials to take appropriate action,” he added. “Please feel free to bring comments like this from foreigners to my attention so @StateDept can protect the American people.”
STUDENTS SUPPORTING CHARLIE KIRK SAY THEY ARE ‘NOT AFRAID’ AFTER THE ASSASSINATION AND OATH TO PROTECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
CLICK TO REACH THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION
Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
