"After Kirk was fatally shot while speaking on UVU's campus last year, McMahon made a post that has since been deleted listing quotes from Kirk, with the caption, 'These aren't sound bites taken out of context. Millions of people feel they were harmed, and the murder that was horrific and should never have happened does not magically erase what was said or done.'"
"The president of UVU's Turning Point USA chapter criticized the decision to host McMahon as 'tone-deaf and disrespectful to those still affected' by Kirk's assassination. Utah politicians also lambasted the university; U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens called its choice of speaker 'morally bankrupt.'"
"The university announced in a press release Thursday that McMahon would no longer speak at graduation due to safety concerns, a decision they said they reached in collaboration with public safety professionals and McMahon."
Susan McMahon was set to be the commencement speaker at Utah Valley University but faced backlash for her social media posts regarding Charlie Kirk's death. After Kirk was shot on campus, McMahon posted quotes from him, which led to criticism from UVU's Turning Point USA chapter and Utah politicians. The university decided to withdraw her as speaker due to safety concerns, stating the decision was made in collaboration with public safety professionals. No replacement speaker will be appointed for the graduation ceremony.
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