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.
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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.
8 months into #Trump’s second term, it is clear that Kirk’s ideas are no longer considered on the #extremist periphery but are embraced by #Republican leadership.
When Rep #JasmineCrockett (D-TX) bemoaned that only 2 of the 58 #Democrats who refused to sign the resolution honoring #Kirk were #white, #LauraLoomer responded on X by railing against “ghetto Black bitches who hate America serving in Congress.”
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