The State Department has issued a warning against immigrants who are celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Deputy State Department Secretary Christopher Landau in a post on X warned that “foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country” and that he has “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.”
He also asked social media users to “bring such comments by foreigners to my attention.”
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. I have been disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light…
— Christopher Landau (@DeputySecState) September 11, 2025
X users have already been answering Landau’s call for assistance.
Mr. Landau this one is from Brazil… 🇧🇷
— 🇧🇷Claudia Aker🇧🇷🇺🇸2️⃣2️⃣ (@ClauAker) September 11, 2025
He is saying that Trump and Vance will be next, and he will sleep better after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. pic.twitter.com/N8TOpZsrNw
This is a South African woman who works in DC and is in your country on a visa. She hates President Trump, has sided with America’s enemies including Hamas, and today celebrated the death of Charlie Kirk. There is no reason this woman should be in the US let alone in DC. pic.twitter.com/q6TDqCFx51
— Acclaimed Journalist (@Jonathan_Witt) September 11, 2025
Landau did not give details on the action the State Department will take against immigrants who make such comments. Earlier this year, the Trump administration began revoking the visas of immigrants who glorified violence and celebrated terrorism on college campuses.
From the moment reports of the shooting surfaced, left-wing media figures used the opportunity to downplay or even celebrate Kirk’s death. A former MSNBC contributor actually got on the air and blamed Kirk for his own assassination — similar to how other leftists did with President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination. The network fired him soon after.
Other media figures referred to Kirk as “divisive” and other popular legacy media pejoratives.
Still, amid the indecency, there were many high-profile Democrats, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, former President Barack Obama, and others, who condemned the shooting while calling for an end to political violence.
Nevertheless, the online left has been continuing their antics — especially on platforms like TikTok, where many users are mocking Kirk’s death.