The 31-year-old conservative activist was shot dead on September 10 during a Utah Valley University event. A close Trump ally, Kirk’s death drew widespread reaction: Trump and Melania sent “sympathies” to his widow, Erika, and their two kids. Even Obama and Kamala Harris condemned the killing.
But not all comments have been sympathetic.
On X, horror author Stephen King fired back at Fox News host Jesse Watters, who had argued that Kirk wasn’t “controversial” or “polarizing.” In a since-deleted post, King wrote: “He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’.”
After Elon Musk called him a “liar,” King apologized.
Soon after, a new site called Expose Charlie’s Murderers popped up. Its mission: “expose” employees and students who appear to support “political violence online.”
The site lists people’s names, employers, and even social profiles. And according to Reuters, some have already lost jobs.
Matthew Dowd, a political analyst, was let go from MSNBC after calling Kirk one of the “most divisive” figures, saying he was known for “pushing hate speech… sort of aimed at certain groups.”
