Joe Rogan condemns those ‘celebrating’ Charlie Kirk’s assassination
Teh article reports on Joe Rogan’s condemnation of those celebrating the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. During the latest episode of his podcast,*The Joe Rogan Experience*,Rogan reacted live to news of a shooting targeting Kirk,who later died from a single gunshot.Actor Charlie Sheen joined Rogan on the episode, and their discussion on the shooting was added as an edited segment after the initial recording ended.
Rogan emphasized that, regardless of whether people agreed with Kirk’s views, it is unacceptable to celebrate violence against him. Sheen added that Kirk’s passion deserved respect.Both highlighted the importance of debate and discourse over hostility.Kirk was known for his involvement with Turning Point USA, where he engaged in political debates on university campuses, and he was a strong advocate for free speech, even diverging from Donald trump on first Amendment issues.
Rogan warned that such violent acts could escalate tensions and potentially spark further conflict, stressing the need for civil conversations.Law enforcement had no suspects in custody at the time, though the FBI recovered the rifle used and released a photo of the suspect. A $100,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest.
Joe Rogan condemns those ‘celebrating’ Charlie Kirk’s assassination
Joe Rogan concluded the most recent episode of his Joe Rogan Experience podcast with a live reaction to the death of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.
The episode that aired on Thursday concluded recording after a gunman fired a single shot at Kirk, but before his death was confirmed. Actor Charlie Sheen joined Rogan for the episode, which has an edited ending to include their discussion of the shooting after they initially ended the interview.
“Whether you agree with him or don’t — and there’s a lot of stuff that I didn’t agree with him on — that’s fine. You’re allowed to disagree with people without celebrating the fact they got shot,” Rogan said.
Sheen said, “But you can’t disrespect his passion.”
Rogan said, “Well, what you’re supposed to do with a guy like that, if you’re opposing him, is debate him. Have a conversation where your argument is more compelling than his. That’s what people should be celebrating, discourse.”
Kirk was well known for his Turning Point USA events, during which he would field questions from university students and debate them on political topics.
Rogan continued, “This is horrible. But I know people are going to celebrate it because this is a f***ed up time and people have really fallen into this trap of us against them.”
Sheen said, “But it’s also going to make people not want to be as courageous or not want to be as forthright with the things they believe. It’s going to put people on guard.”
Kirk was an ardent proponent of free speech, even splitting from longtime ally President Donald Trump on matters regarding the First Amendment.
“Well, one of two things is going to happen. Either people are going to realize how f***ing insane this is and we have to have a conversation about being able to have conversations, or it’s going to get a lot worse,” Rogan said. “That’s what’s scary. It’s scary, this could spark off some kind of a real violent conflict. That guy had a lot of fans.”
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As of Thursday afternoon, there is no suspect in custody for Kirk’s death after law enforcement questioned two people and released them. The FBI has recovered the rifle used in the shooting and released photos of the suspected gunman.
There is a $100,000 reward for information leading to a suspect’s arrest.
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