Overview

• Sen. Ted Cruz posted photos and a video on X showing himself painting over highway graffiti reading “f**k Charlie Kirk” on Houston’s 59 freeway.
• Cruz said the Texas Department of Transportation had been notified and would remove the graffiti expeditiously.
• Breitbart reports that Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University on Wednesday during an exchange with students.
• Employers have fired individuals who mocked or celebrated the killing, including a public relations worker tied to the Carolina Panthers and an assistant high school cheer coach in Idaho.
• A 19-year-old man was reportedly arrested after allegedly vandalizing a memorial outside Turning Point USA’s headquarters.