The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown

[Ptarmigan]

The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/charlie-kirk-purge-how-600-americans-were-punished-pro-trump-crackdown-2025-11-19/

When Lauren Vaughn, a kindergarten assistant in South Carolina, saw reports that right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an event in Utah, she opened Facebook and typed out a quote from Kirk himself.

Gun deaths, Kirk said in 2023, were unfortunate but “worth it” if they preserved “the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given Rights.” Following the quote, Vaughn added: “Thoughts and prayers.”

Vaughn, a 37-year-old Christian who has taken missionary trips to Guatemala, said her call for prayer was sincere. She said she hoped reading Kirk’s words in the context of the shooting might prompt her friends to rethink their opposition to gun control.

Too bad! 

Those who posted evil things about Charlie Kirk should,

[SVPete]

It was not a "Pro-Trump" crackdown, it was a sane and decent people response! Who in Hades wants people rejoicing at the death of someone of differing views teaching their children or working next to them?