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Charlie Kirk speaks at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2022.<\/span>Brian Cahn\/ZUMA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wednesday\u2019s fatal shooting<\/span> of conservative influencer <\/span>Charlie Kirk was greeted with widespread grief, horror, and shock by many MAGA and right-wing figures, some of whom counted Kirk as a friend or cited him as an inspiration for their own work. But while many simply expressed their grief for Kirk and his family, and politicians on both sides of the aisle condemned the killing<\/a>, some public figures used the moment to make incendiary claims.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Wednesday evening, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X<\/a> that \u201c[t]he subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody.\u201d (By that point, far-fetched conspiracy theories about Kirk\u2019s death were already emerging, including claims that Kirk was assassinated by the Israeli government<\/a>.)\u00a0But Patel subsequently posted<\/a> that the person in custody had \u201cbeen released after an interrogation by law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

This did not stop some figures from stoking outrage, particularly against \u201cthe left,\u201d whom\u2014despite lacking any evidence as to the shooter\u2019s identity and motive\u2014they blamed for the killing. Former DOGE head and Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted<\/a> to his 225 million followers, \u201cThe Left is the party of murder.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe goal for Republicans in the next ten years shouldn\u2019t just be to win elections, but to destroy the Democrat Party entirely and salt the earth underneath it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Conservative activist and Trump confidant Laura Loomer sent a barrage of posts to her 1.7 million followers. In one, she called<\/a> for the Trump administration to \u201cshut down, defund, & prosecute every single Leftist organization,\u201d adding, \u201cThe Left is a national security threat.\u201d After Kirk\u2019s death was confirmed, she wrote<\/a>: \u201cThey sent a trained sniper to assassinate Charlie Kirk while he was sitting next to a table of hats that said 47.\u201d It is unclear which \u201cthey\u201d she was referring to.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMore people will be murdered if the Left isn\u2019t crushed with the power of the state,\u201d Loomer added<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Former White House staffer and current podcast host Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, wrote on X<\/a> that liberals \u201chave blood on your hands.\u201d And Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) went so far as to blame the killing on the Democrats.<\/p>\n

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Nancy Mace’s very first words to reporters on Charlie Kirk was “democrats own what happened today”<\/p>\n

When @ryanobles<\/a> followed up about if that means Republicans “own” the shooting of Minnesota lawmakers she says “are you kidding me?”<\/p>\n

From moments ago on the House steps pic.twitter.com\/H6RXJITtTv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Leah V. (@LeahVredenbregt) September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Sean Davis, the CEO and co-founder of the Federalist, an influential conservative publication, posted on X<\/a>: \u201cI hope that Trump also orders the extermination of the entire anarcho-terrorist network that has been terrorizing Christians in this nation unabated for more than a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a separate post, Davis wrote,<\/a> \u201cWhen Democrats lose elections they couldn\u2019t steal, they murder the people they were unable to defeat.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The knee-jerk arguments that the killing was somehow orchestrated by the left called to mind the baseless blaming of Democrats following the attempted assassinations of President Donald Trump last summer. As our colleague Mark Follman noted<\/a> at the time, allies of Trump, including<\/a> his sons, repeatedly and falsely blamed Democrats for the attempts\u2014claims that threat assessment and law enforcement experts warned could give rise to more political violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Others blamed Kirk\u2019s killing on an unnamed group of opponents. On Fox News, host Jesse Watters claimed<\/a>: \u201cWhether we want to accept it or not, they are at war with us. And what are we going to do about it? How much political violence are we going to tolerate?\u201d Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wrote<\/a>, \u201cThey just shot Charlie Kirk.\u201d (It was unclear whom Watters and Greene were referring to.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jesse Watters goes full bloodlust in response to Charlie Kirk’s death: “Whether we want to accept it or not, they are at war with us. And what are we going to do about it? How much political violence are we going to tolerate? \u2026 This is a turning point. And we know which direction we are going.”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social)<\/a> 2025-09-10T21:16:53.583Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Andrew Tate, the British-American masculinity influencer turned far-right culture warrior, kept his message simple: \u201cCivil war,\u201d he wrote<\/a>. Anti-abortion activist and president of Students for Life Kristan Hawkins also invoked civil war and seemed to imply<\/a> that Kirk\u2019s killing was a result of his opposition to abortion. \u201cWe all know the work we do to protect Life comes at a cost,\u201d Hawkins said. In another X post, she wrote<\/a>: \u201cThis is a new civil war. One that we must fight with love to restore a Culture of Life.\u201d <\/p>\n

Chaya Raichik, the creator of the far-right Libs of TikTok Twitter account, quickly began sharing posts that were meant to show left-wing and progressive people, including many who aren\u2019t public figures, celebrating Kirk\u2019s killing. In her own post on X<\/a>, she wrote: \u201cTHIS IS WAR.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some commenters claimed the killing was proof that \u201cthe left\u201d could not be stopped. Darryl Cooper<\/a>, a far-right activist who posts and podcasts under the name \u201cMartyr Made,\u201d told<\/a> his 350,000 X followers, \u201cFascism is just the word used by freaks and degenerates when normal people realize that the Left won\u2019t stop unless it\u2019s forced to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Texas firebrand<\/a> pastor Joel Webbon, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist, told<\/a> his 51,000 followers, \u201cThe Left will not stop until they are forced to. The Right must gain power, keep power, and wield power righteously. @realDonaldTrump, you have been appointed by Providence. You are commanded by Scripture to be a TERROR to those who do evil. Give them hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

William Wolfe, another Christian nationalist<\/a> and a former Trump administration official, posted<\/a> a video of the shooting with the comment: \u201cThe. Left. Must. Be. Destroyed.\u201d In a separate tweet<\/a>, he wrote, \u201cThe Democrats and the Left must be crushed. The goal for Republicans in the next ten years shouldn\u2019t just be to win elections, but to destroy the Democrat Party entirely and salt the earth underneath it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of the most incendiary tweets called for the Trump administration to use every available tool for legal and political retribution. Conservative activist Christopher Rufo, who made a name for himself opposing critical race theory, called for swift action. \u201cThe last time the radical Left orchestrated a wave of violence and terror, J. Edgar Hoover shut it all down within a few years,\u201d he posted to<\/a> his 832,000 followers on X. \u201cIt is time, within the confines of the law, to infiltrate, disrupt, arrest, and incarcerate all of those who are responsible for this chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without directly calling for retribution, other MAGA figures made it clear Kirk\u2019s killing would forever change their own political trajectory.\u00a0\u201cCongratulations,\u201d wrote<\/a> conservative activist Ryan Fournier, a co-founder of the group Students for Trump. \u201cYou have now made a radical out of me. You fuckers deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n