Gov #GavinNewsom of #California, who has crafted an image of himself as the face of the #MAGA #resistance, implored that “the best way to honor Charlie’s memory is to continue his work.” And last week, the House passed a bipartisan measure to honor #Kirk, with 95 #Democrats joining #Republicans to vote for a resolution in support of the man who said that President Joseph R. #Biden Jr. “should be put in prison and/or given the death penalty for his crimes against America.”
Last year, The Washington Examiner, a #conservative news outlet, published a column calling the organization #Kirk co-founded, #TurningPointUSA, “one of the most destructive forces in Republican politics.” It said that “a healthy conservative movement cannot tolerate conspiracy theorists being presented as serious political figures” & called the organization’s leadership “toxic.” But the period since Kirk’s death has revealed a deeply unsettling cultural shift.
