U.S. revokes visas for mockers of Charlie Kirk murder

The State Department on Tuesday evening said it canceled visas for six foreign citizens who wrote social media posts celebrating the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. The United States had no obligation to host foreigners who wished death on Americans, the department said.

The crackdown came a month after Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau asked social media users to send him posts made by foreigners celebrating violence. He directed consular officials to take action to protect Americans.

The former visa holders were from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Paraguay. The State Department collected evidence of their posts on platforms including Facebook, X, and Instagram. Several branded Kirk a racist and misogynist and said he deserved to die. Another called him a fascist and said that Democrats had no reason to complain about his death. One person lost their visa for using profane terms to describe Kirk and saying he died by his own rules.

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