The assassination of Charlie Kirk is reorienting the policies of the conservative movement, with major Trump administration leaders such as Vice President J.D. Vance and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller vowing to launch a vast crackdown on left-wing groups that they say are implicitly responsible for inspiring political violence. Some members of the conservative movement are also conducting a campaign of mass cancellation against people who have justified the murder of Kirk on social media.
In the latest episode of Free Media, I discussed with Amber Duke the responses to Kirk's shocking death from conservatives, the Trump administration, and the mainstream media—as well as our own personal reactions. For her part, Duke was understandably dismayed by the sheer number of people she saw on social media who seemed to approve of Kirk's demise.
"It's very disheartening, because I obviously shared a lot of Charlie's views, as did many people in the conservative movement," says Duke. "To know so many average people would celebrate our death if that happened to us is quite terrifying."
