Kash Patel closes his remarks with “Valhalla” homage to Charlie Kirk
Kash Patel commented on the ongoing investigation into Charlie Kirk’s murder and closed it down with a farewell message to Kirk.
Secret Service agents were immediately on leave after posting lightly comments on social media about conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which was confirmed by federal law enforcement, and Slain’s conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was the victim of an official called a “political assassination” on Wednesday, September 10th, talking to about 3,000 people on the Utah Valley University campus. Authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson on Friday, September 12th, and he faces charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of firearms and obstruction of justice, according to court records obtained by USA Today. According to Christopher Ballard of the Utah County Lawyer’s Office, prosecutors are expected to formally filed against Robinson when he appeared in his first court on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Following Kirk’s murder, many expressed their sadness, including President Donald Trump, but others did the opposite and shared negative opinions about the 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder. One of the Naysayers was Anthony Pough, a secret service agent who wrote in a Facebook post on September 10th that Kirk “spewed hatred and racism on his show,” called “The Charlie Kirk Show.”
“At the end of the day you answer God and tell him that things exist. You can avoid karma, she will not leave.”
In a statement emailed to USA Today on Saturday, September 13, the US Secret Service said the agency “cannot bear any action that violates our Code of Conduct. This employee immediately took administrative leave and the investigation began.”
USA Today was unable to immediately reach Pough on Saturday, September 13th due to comments.
Senators are asking for “immediate termination” for Secret Service agents
R-TN Senator Marsha Blackburn called for an immediate termination of Pough in a letter to Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Thursday, September 11th.
“When our country lamented the devastating loss of Rogue @Secretservice agent Charlie Kirk posted on Facebook, it suggests he deserves to be murdered,” Blackburn’s X-Post said, accompanied by a screenshot of a letter to Curran. “I’m asking for an immediate termination of this agent. It’s time to eradicate corruption with secret services.”
According to CBS News, in a memo sent to Secret Service agents on Thursday, September 11th, Curran said, “I pledge to act on the people we protect to the highest standards we are working and working.”
“If our actions attract the attention of the public for the wrong reasons, we reach that obligation and compromise on the trust that is essential to fulfilling our mission,” according to the outlet, Karan’s memo continued. “We must manipulate every day without bias in political affiliation. We owe it to ourselves and what we have pledged to protect; otherwise no distraction would be tolerated.”
Multiple people have been fired for anti-Charlie Kirk comments
The Secret Service is not the only entity that has suspended or fired an employee over comments made after Kirk’s murder.
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has fired Laura Sosh-Lightsy, the university’s dean.
“The comments by this employee, who worked directly with students, are in conflict with our values and undermines the university’s credibility and reputation with students, faculty, staff and the community as a whole.” “This employee was fired quickly. We spread deep sympathy for the Kirk family.”
In addition to Sosh-Lightsy, Marines were fired on the anti-Charlie Kirk Post, MSNBC fired analyst Matthew Dowd over on-air comments he made after the shooting, Ole Miss fired an employee for comments about the assassination, and the Carolina Panthers fired the team’s communications coordinator over the Instagram post.
Also, reporters for Floridapolitics.com were stopped by a text message from Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican from Florida. This is a question about gun control reforms shortly after Kirk was killed.
“No matter how private your life is, everyone has an audience,” Karen North, a professor of digital social media at the University of Southern California and psychologist, told USA Today in 2024 after his assassination attempt. “And there’s always an audience for people to cheate.”
Contributions: Julia Gomez, Melina Kahn, Faedra Toresan, Natalie Neisa Aland/ USA TODAY
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