US officials plan to punish foreigners’ “Charlie Kirk’s death” | Charlie Kirk shooting

Will take action against foreigners who are considered “praise, rationalize or articulate” in the United States Charlie Kirk’s DeathA senior State Council official said.

The statement is in a broader context Trump administrationespecially in the school protests sparked by Israel’s war against Gaza.

In an article on X Thursday morning, Secretary of State Christopher Landau wrote: “Foreigners of glory violence and hatred do not welcome visitors to our country” and said he directed consular officials to “take appropriate action” against those deemed to be “professional, rationalizing or making Kirk’s death to social media.”

Landau invited X user to draw attention to such cases in his post comments, which he said would be monitored by consular officials.

Kirk is a close Trump ally and right-wing provocateur, Shoot and kill Speaking Wednesday at an event at the University of Utah, Utah, Orem, Utah. His death is Shocked the country And it caused anger In the entire political field.

A State Department spokesman said: “This administration does not believe that the United States should be directed to people in our country that do not align with the interests of the United States’ national security.”

In the past, the Trump administration had Instructing Investigators Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is often targeted at traffickers and drug smugglers to track foreign students who may express sympathy for the Palestinian cause or criticize Israel in social media posts. The government has Follow those They participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations throughout the university campus.

Now investigating people Looking for “anti-American” perspectivesincluding on social media, when assessing the application of people who want to live in the United States, diplomats directed to look for “hostility to citizens, culture, or American principles” in someone’s online presence.

Diplomats must mark any “advocacy, aid or support for foreign terrorists and threats to U.S. national security” and “support illegal anti-Semitism harassment or violence.”

New social media censorship measures for international students applying to study in the United States include even personal requirements Unlock their social media profiles Reviews are conducted before obtaining education and exchanging visas.

Expanding this social media censorship to include comments on incidents like Kirk’s death would be a major extension of the government’s efforts to limit dissent and opinions, especially in the United States’ “foreigners.”

Trump, along with other prominent conservatives and Republicans, quickly blamed Kirk’s killings on “radical left-political violence.”

exist Oval Office speechThe U.S. President called Kirk the “best in the United States” and listed violence he attributed to the left, while omitting violence against the Democratic Party, e.g. Murder Melissa Hortmana famous Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, and a shooting of another Democratic lawmaker and his wife in June.

Meanwhile, MSNBC Matthew Dowd, its senior political analyst, fired After he played Kirk’s own radical remarks that might have led to his assassination. Kirk has a history of right-wing provocation and Christian nationalismand often advocates stubborn remarks about Islam, female ,,,,, LGBTQ+ Community and People of color.