The State Department warns foreigners after Charlie Kirk’s murder
Deputy Chief Christopher Landau said, “The foreigners who praise violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country.”
A Floridapolitics.com reporter stopped texting by Randefine, a Republican from Florida, by texting shortly after Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah on Wednesday, September 10th.
In a social media post, Fine shared a screenshot of his text exchange with reporter Ag Gancarski.
Fine answered the question, saying he learned about the shooting just 23 minutes ago, and ended with “I will never contact me again.”
Peter Schorsch of Floridapolitics.com publisher told The Associated Press that Gancarski was a good reporter who made a mistake and returned to work a few days later.
“I think everyone should ask questions about the broader policy today,” he said. “But when the house is on fire, I don’t think you should ask a question about a person’s insurance policy. You put out the fire first.”
At the same time, MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd was fired after making comments following the shooting death of a conservative activist.
Shortly after the attack, Dowd said that Kirk was a divisive person. “I’m the kind of person who’s constantly pushing this kind of hate speech aimed at a particular group, and I always lead to hateful thoughts, which leads to hateful behavior.
These comments were filled with quick criticism from the right, prompting MSNBC to fire paid political analysts. In a statement posted to X, previously known as Twitter, network president Rebecca Kutler announced a public apology.
“During the news coverage of the Charlie Kirk shooting, Matthew Dowd made inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable comments,” she said. “There is no place for violence in America, whether political or not.”
In a subsequent post about Bluesky, Dowd issued a public apology for comments to the network.
“Let me be clear, I didn’t intend my comment to blame Kirk for this horrifying attack,” Dowd said. “Let us all come together and condemn violence of all sorts.”
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA Today. Contact him at fernando.cervantes @gannett.com and follow him at x @fern_cerv_.
