"In the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting, some political figures are threatening a crackdown on free speech - a cause Kirk claimed to fight for. Members of Congress, the State Department, and President Donald Trump have all attacked people who celebrated Kirk's death online or criticized him while he was alive, in some cases saying they'll use the government's authority to punish statements almost certainly protected by the First Amendment."
"While it remains unclear who killed Kirk or why at a college campus in Utah Wednesday, Republican political figures all the way up to Trump have threatened retaliation against Democrats and the left. Trump blamed rhetoric from the "radical left" that "compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis" as "directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today." He pledged to "find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations tha"
Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist, was fatally shot, prompting political figures to threaten punitive responses toward those who celebrated or criticized him. Members of Congress, the State Department, and President Donald Trump targeted online posters who reacted to Kirk's death and those who had criticized him previously. Some officials suggested using government authority to punish statements that are likely protected by the First Amendment. Republican leaders, including Trump, blamed rhetoric from the "radical left" for contributing to political violence and pledged to identify and punish those they say aided or inspired the attack.
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