Overview
- Wiener posted Monday that Kirk “did not deserve to die” and also called him “a vile bigot” who caused “immeasurable harm” by normalizing dehumanization.
- Coverage notes Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder, was assassinated during a speaking event in Utah last week, with Breitbart citing Utah Valley University as the venue.
- The RNC Research account highlighted Wiener’s post, and actor Dean Cain criticized it, adding to a conservative outcry documented by Fox News.
- Right-leaning reports from The Daily Caller linked the controversy to Wiener’s advocacy on gender-related and parental-rights policies in California.
- Fox News also pointed to earlier posts in which Wiener condemned the assassination, warned against political violence, and called for basic safeguards on gun access.