"I just think to myself: How cynical is it for big name figures on the right Donald Trump, Elon Musk, many others, Nancy Mace yesterday saying this is a Democratic Party problem, as if people like you are not getting death threats all the time, credible ones, said Hasan, prompting Omar. I mean, it's actually disgusting, replied Omar who argued that Trump's speech addressing Kirk's murder denigrated the status of the office he holds."
"What I do know for sure is that, you know, Charlie was someone who once said, you know, guns save lives after a school shooting. Charlie was someone who was willing to debate and downplay the death of George Floyd in the hands of Minneapolis police, she continued. I think he [Kirk] called him a scumbag, offered Hasan. Right, have no regard, downplay slavery and what Black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth should never exist."
"And I think, you know, there are a lot of people who are out there talking about him just wanting to have a civil debate, observed Omar. It's bullshit. A complete rewriting of history! interjected Hasan briefly. Yeah, there is nothing more effed up, you know, like, than to completely pretend that his words and actions have not been recorded and in existence for the last decade or so, submitted Omar."
Horror at Charlie Kirk's murder was expressed alongside scathing criticism of his public record and rhetoric. Commenters accused prominent conservatives of cynically framing the killing as a partisan problem while overlooking threats faced by right-wing figures. The criticism cited past statements by Kirk that promoted guns after a school shooting, downplayed George Floyd's death, called him a scumbag, and opposed Juneteenth. Observers called attempts to recast Kirk as merely seeking civil debate a rewriting of history, argued that his words are on record, and named other politicians who allegedly harass or incite violence against opponents.
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