Image Credit: Anna Moneymaker / Staff / Getty Images 
The Pentagon will take a “zero tolerance” policy towards military personnel celebrating Charlie Kirk’s brutal murder.
“It is unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American,” Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman and senior adviser, wrote in a post on X.
“The Department of War has zero tolerance for it.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared Parnell’s post and added his own comment.
“We are tracking all these very closely—and will address, immediately. Completely unacceptable,” the Pentagon head wrote in response.
On Thursday, Florida’s Commissioner of Education announced that teachers who celebrate the murder will be investigated and could lose their educator’s certificates.
“It has been brought to my attention that some Florida educators have posted despicable comments on social media regarding the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk,” Anastasios Kamoutsa’ wrote in a letter to school district heads.
“These few are not a reflection of the great, high-quality teachers who make up the vast majority of Florida’s educators. Nevertheless, I will be conducting an investigation of every educator who engages in this vile, sanctionable behavior.”
The education commissioner went on to lay out the specific administrative codes, ethical guidelines and statutes such conduct violates, pointing out “superintendents and their employees… they are held to a higher standard as public servants.”
“Although educators have First Amendment rights, these rights do not extend without limit into their professional duties,” Kamoutsas noted, adding, “An educator’s personal views that are made public may undermine the trust of the students and families that they serve.”
“If an educator’s conduct causes a student or his or her family to feel unwelcome or unwilling to participate in the learning environment, it may be a violation of Rule 6A- 10.081, F.A.C,” the letter continued.
“Florida law allows the Commissioner to find probable cause to discipline an educator who, ‘upon investigation, has been found guilty of personal conduct that seriously reduces that person’s effectiveness as an employee of the district school board.’”
The State Department ha also said it would deport or block US visa holders if they celebrate Kirk’s murder.
“In light of yesterday’s horrific assassination of a leading political figure, I want to underscore that foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country,” Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in a post on X.
“I have been disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light of the event, and have directed our consular officials to undertake appropriate action.”
Kirk, 31, was murdered at a Turning Point USA event in Utah on Wednesday. His suspected killer, Tyler Robinson, is now in custody.
Although authorities have not described a motive for the killings yet, evidence from the scene, including shell casings inscribed with anti-fascist and leftist mottos, suggests a clear leftist political motivation.
