Employees Fired, Suspended for Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death

Airline pilots, educators, and retail workers have been fired or suspended, while users continue to flag offending posts on social media.
Employees Fired, Suspended for Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death
Arizonans mourn Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix on Sept. 12, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
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Multiple companies across the United States have issued warnings to employees that they won’t have a job to go back to on Monday if they post comments celebrating or mocking the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The affected professions range from educators to airline pilots. One of the more prominent early cases was the firing of MSNBC analyst Mike Dowd on Sept. 11, the day after Kirk was fatally shot at a Utah university.