Pentagon calls Charlie Kirk posts ‘domestic terrorism’ as Dem warns discipline is ‘un-American’
The Pentagon is not backing down from its quest for consequences for those who celebrate Charlie Kirk’s killing, even as Democrats warn the move is “un-American” and violates free speech protections.
The controversy underscores a clash between military discipline and First Amendment rights, with top Pentagon officials arguing that celebrating the killing of an American political figure is unacceptable conduct for service members — while Democrats counter that the crackdown risks punishing constitutionally protected speech.
“Hunting down and prosecuting service members for their individual political beliefs is dangerous and un-American,” Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., a former Army Ranger, wrote on X.
“We must condemn political violence AND allow peaceful speech that doesn’t impact the chain of command.”
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and his team see it differently.
“We will not tolerate military or civilian personnel who celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American,” Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokesperson, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“Every service member and civilian at the Department takes an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Those in our ranks who rejoice at an act of domestic terrorism are unfit to serve the American people at the Department of War.”
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Morgan Phillips
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