As Too Many Liberals Celebrate, Ordinary People Mourn Charlie Kirk's Assassination

First of all, I have to assume most people, regardless of their political party, are appalled by the murder of Charlie Kirk. We can’t assume that all Democrats are as evil as the most vocal activists are.

Unfortunately, even the best of them are likely to go the “I don’t approve of violence, but…” route, blaming Trump and MAGA for inciting violence that somehow always gets aimed at us and ours.

One of the most disturbing videos I have seen today, after the assassination itself, is this tidbit from the floor of the House of Representatives. As most Members were stunned by the news, Lauren Boebert requested a moment of silent prayer for Charlie Kirk.

Democrats–presumably mostly from the viewing seats and not the well of the chamber–erupted into shouts of “No!”

An unbelievable moment on the House floor.

Rep. Lauren Boebert requests a moment of prayer for Charlie Kirk.

Democrats can be heard shouting “no!”

Then, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna shouts back “y’all caused this!” pic.twitter.com/puEobizZTk

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 10, 2025

I can’t even. The hate has reached the very House Chamber of the United States of America, where some number of people wanted to denigrate Charlie Kirk as he lay dying.

Heidi and I are devastated and heartbroken.

Charlie Kirk’s murder was an act of unspeakable evil. Charlie was a close friend; we first met when he was just 18, and Turning Point was a nascent idea.

Charlie was courageous, brilliant, compassionate, and powerfully honest. He… pic.twitter.com/vuuo4mbmTJ

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 10, 2025

Charlie Kirk is known as an activist, and he certainly was that, but the means by which he approached the politics of the day was by engaging in civil speech with people of all persuasions. He was enormously civil and studiously avoided hateful speech. His whole reason for being was approaching people where they are and having conversations with them.

Charlie recently explained why he does what he does, and elliptically referred to the danger he had accepted as part of his mission.

I saw this video this morning on my feed and I think it so eloquently explains what Charlie Kirk was put on this earth to do.

“When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence, that is when civil war happens” pic.twitter.com/ZNqp7qMQcC

— Chloe Cole ⭐️ (@ChoooCole) September 10, 2025

People hated him for that. For NOT being hateful or in your face. He was a man of principle, and by standing up for them in the face of dissent, he challenged the stereotype that the Biden Democrats kept trying to put into people’s minds about Republicans.

The BBC and Democrats actually make me physically ill.
This is how the British public broadcaster decided to react to the announcement of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Shame on you. She’s actually laughing. pic.twitter.com/ub074HTK7a

— Dan Wootton (@danwootton) September 10, 2025

He was shot for having conversations, during a conversation.

People like @ChrisMurphyCT got Charlie Kirk shot. https://t.co/Qh7Soald4B

— Nick Searcy, Actor/Director/Producer/Author (@yesnicksearcy) September 10, 2025

Democrats have been demonizing Republicans for a long time now, but they have been ramping up the rhetoric to 11. The result has been a rash of violence–school shootings, assassination attempts, and calls to violence are becoming commonplace. Charlie was shot while discussing the recent mass shootings, which tells you everything you need to know.

JB Pritzker just blamed Charlie Kirk being shot in Utah on President Trump and January 6th.

Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/7MDmvPq66q

— David Santa Carla 🦇 (@TheOnlyDSC) September 10, 2025

As I wrote earlier today, MSNBC was the first to jump onto the “Charlie caused his own death” bandwagon, and I won’t share all the clips. But this is worth rewatching.

The despicable ghouls at MSNBC immediately attack Charlie Kirk in wake of shooting — Matthew Dowd blames Kirk’s pushing “hate speech” as reason he was shot:

“I always go back to hateful thoughts, lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions.”

“You can’t stop with… pic.twitter.com/Js2uESSZdQ

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) September 10, 2025

For all the hatred pouring out on BlueSky and TikTok, Charlie is being remembered by the people who knew him, and millions of people are praying for him and especially his family. The left may see him as a one-dimensional enemy, but the reality is that he was a man with deep faith and love for his wife and children, whom he cherished.

Once again, a bullet has silenced the most eloquent truth teller of an era. My dear friend Charlie Kirk was our country’s relentless and courageous crusader for free speech. We pray for Erika and the children. Charlie is already in paradise with the angels. We ask his prayers for… pic.twitter.com/4GQeVgGkrj

— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 10, 2025

As Secretary Kennedy knows so well, the courageous truth tellers are always targets of hate. President Trump, who has been the target of the left in more ways than one, celebrated Charlie as a great man.

My friend Charlie Kirk was the best of America. A self-made man, a young husband and father, and a patriot, he was relentlessly positive about the future. He dedicated his life to making a difference with young people, drawing huge crowds everywhere he went. He was open to ideas…

— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) September 10, 2025

People who knew Charlie–I was not one of them, by the way–are devastated and sharing what a loving man he was. You can see that in his campus discussions, where his mission was to reach out to fellow citizens with whom he disagreed and have genuine conversations–not fights, but conversations–as should happen every day in our country.