Pentagon Announces ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy For Cheering Charlie Kirk Assassination

Pentagon officials are now actively monitoring an alarming wave of public celebrations over the assassination of Charlie Kirk and weighing action against any military members or department personnel involved.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, along with multiple other military and department leaders, said the department is “tracking” celebrations of Kirk’s death among personnel and promised the issue will be “addressed immediately.” In the wake of the assassination, a torrent of left-leaning users on X, BlueSky, and TikTok openly cheered the conservative leader’s murder, with several accounts allegedly tied to military personnel.

“It is unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American,” Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a post on X. “The Department of War has zero tolerance for it.” (RELATED: Charlie Kirk Dead At 31 Following University Shooting)

Kirk was killed on September 10th by 22-year-old Tyler Robinson during an event at Utah Valley University (UVU). Robinson allegedly engraved multiple “antifascist” and leftist messages on bullet casings found by law enforcement, Utah Governor Spencer Cox