Six foreign nationals had their US visas revoked in connection with tone deaf comments they made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination last month, the State Department announced on Tuesday.
The agency warned that voiding their visas isn’t the end and that the Trump administration has plans to take further action against anyone celebrating Kirk’s demise.
“The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. @POTUS and @SecRubio will defend our borders, our culture, and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws. Aliens who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed,” the agency wrote on X.
Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, stands during microphone check before the start of the first day of the Republican National Convention, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. AP
The six foreign nationals, none of whom were identified, are from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Germany, Brazil, and Paraguay, according to the State Department.
The Argentinian declared that Kirk “devoted his entire life to spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric.”
The South African citizen poked fun at Americans who were genuinely grieving Kirk, writing that “they’re hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom” and that “he was used to astroturf a movement of white nationalist trailer trash.”
Here’s the latest on the Charlie Kirk shooting in Utah
Police identified Tyler Robinson, 22, as the alleged assassin who fatally shot Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.
Robinson was charged with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice.
Law enforcement confirmed that Robinson was living with a transgender roommate, and communications between the two helped the feds catch the alleged assassin.
Kirk, the 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder, was attending an event on his American Comeback Tour when he was struck in the neck by a single shot.
President Trump was among many who have called for the assassin to receive the death penalty.
Kirk’s body was brought to Arizona from Utah on Air Force Two, accompanied by Vice President JD Vance, and taken to Phoenix’s Hansen Mortuary Chapel.
Kirk’s funeral, which Trump has promised to attend, is scheduled for Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals.
Kirk, a rising MAGA star, is survived by his wife and two young children.
The Mexican national wrote that Kirk “died being a racist, he died being a misogynist” and that “there are people who deserve to die. There are people who would make the world better off dead.”
The German said that “when fascists die, democrats don’t complain.”
Six foreign nationals had their US visas revoked in connection with tone deaf comments they made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination last month, the State Department announced on Tuesday. REUTERS
A Brazilian visa holder added that “Charlie Kirk was the reason for a Nazi rally where they marched in homage to him” and that the conservative pundit “DIED TOO LATE.”
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A Paraguayan national said that “Charlie Kirk was a son of a b—h and he died by his own rules.”
The State Department shared each example on X and simply wrote “Visa revoked” as if stamping their documentation.
Kirk, the cofounder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead during a Sept. 10 speaking event at Utah Valley University.
His alleged killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was charged with aggravated murder and could face the death penalty in Utah.
The Trump administration is eliminating any and all blind spots while ensuring that the US is not welcoming visitors “who glorify violence and hatred,” Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said last month.
“I have been disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light of the event, and have directed our consular officials to undertake appropriate action,” he wrote on X.
Other home-grown haters ranged from axed MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd to swaths of pilots, health care workers, and even teachers.