{"id":2485942,"date":"2025-09-12T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-must-end-leftist-funding-enabling-kirk-assassination\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:20:35","slug":"congress-must-end-leftist-funding-enabling-kirk-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-must-end-leftist-funding-enabling-kirk-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Must End Leftist Funding Enabling Kirk Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongress-must-end-leftist-funding-enabling-kirk-assassination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485942&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk, describing it as a terrorist act intended to intimidate the conservative movement. It claims the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was radicalized by far-left extremist rhetoric and argues that such radicalization is financially supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-democratic-vendors-still-doing-business-with-lincoln-project-after-sex-scandal\/\" title=\"Key Democratic Vendors Still Doing Business with Lincoln Project After Sex Scandal\">wealthy left-wing donors<\/a>. The piece calls for a congressional examination into the funding behind far-left groups, highlighting organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Open Society Foundation, which allegedly promote aggressive leftist agendas and contribute to political polarization.<\/p>\n<p>The article also critiques censorship groups and media watchdogs accused of silencing conservative voices while favoring left-wing narratives, citing examples of federal funding for such entities. It notes that media coverage often amplifies left-wing messaging,which can incite further division and violence. The author points to cultural shifts in political behavior, such as Democrats protesting even moments of silence for Kirk, as evidence of deepening societal fractures.<\/p>\n<p>the article argues that wealthy left-leaning donors and affiliated organizations are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >financially backing extremist ideologies<\/a> that foster a climate ripe for violence against conservatives, urging lawmakers to expose and dismantle these funding networks to prevent further radicalization and attacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination was a terrorist attack meant to discourage the conservative movement. Even before authorities had suspected sniper Tyler Robinson <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/12\/suspect-in-kirk-assassination-repeated-leftist-talking-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in custody<\/a>, we knew it was likely the work of a radicalized mind brainwashed by far-left extremist rhetoric so vile that he thought it was okay to kill someone.<\/p>\n<p>Where does this radicalization come from? Follow the money.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative Mike Cernovich was correct in his Wednesday X post calling for a congressional investigation into the funding of far-left extremism. Our political climate is not an accident. Provocative leftist ideologies pushed with guerrilla marketing are used to manipulate weak minds. Influence always costs money when the message is not pure enough to resonate with people on its own.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congressional hearings now. Every billionaire funding far left wing extremism. Soros, Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman. Massive RICO investigations now. Every dollar accounted for. Every pass through group&#8217;s financial records public.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AGPamBondi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIDirectorKash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FBIDirectorKash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cernovich\/status\/1965853742169047115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For example, who funds the Southern Poverty Law Center that, as The Federalist&rsquo;s Sean Davis pointed out, put a target on Turning Point USA, which Kirk founded and led? SPLC connected Turning Point to &ldquo;white supremacy,&rdquo; and warned it would &ldquo;destroy our foundational democratic principles and institutions.&rdquo; Tax filings show SPLC received <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/630598743\/202511199349300716\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$339 million<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>SPLC is a domestic terrorist organization that issued a fatwa against Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA earlier this year. They put a target on Charlie&rsquo;s back and all but called for his assassination.<\/p>\n<p>SPLC scheming also previously incited a mass shooting attempt on the Family&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pT9lu3uKbA\">pic.twitter.com\/pT9lu3uKbA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1966169027036021060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Congress should dig into nonprofit foundations like the Soros family&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/137029285\/202413209349102561\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$5.2 billion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/what-we-do\/regions\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Society Foundation<\/a>, which funds other nonprofits pushing for all-access abortion, open borders, LGBT rights, and aggressive activist groups like Black Lives Matter. These groups funnel money to Democrat and socialist candidates. <\/p>\n<p>With enough financial support and candidate campaigning, culture-changing ideas take root, and we end up with House Democrats who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/watch-dems-republicans-clash-house-floor-following-moment-silence-charlie-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protest<\/a> taking a moment to pray for Kirk after his assassination. In the old days, a politician would care about the optics of refusing to pray for a shooting victim. Now they shout &ldquo;No!&rdquo; It shows how much U.S. culture has shifted. <strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>An unbelievable moment on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert requests a moment of prayer for Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats can be heard shouting &#8220;no!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna shouts back &#8220;y&#8217;all caused this!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/puEobizZTk\">pic.twitter.com\/puEobizZTk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1965886297140244838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Federalist has <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/censorship-industrial-complex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extensively<\/a> reported on how censorship groups work to silence conservative voices and amplify left-wing narratives. As Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/25\/mollie-hemingway-delivers-masterclass-explainer-on-the-government-funded-war-on-free-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">testified<\/a> in Congress earlier this year, censorship entities like the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/global-disinformation-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Disinformation Index<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsguardtech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NewsGuard<\/a> &ldquo;produce widely used censorship tools and blacklists to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hemingway-masterfully-explains-the-states-war-on-free-speech\/\" title=\"Hemingway Masterfully Explains The State&#039;s War On Free Speech\">favor left-wing media<\/a> while working to silence media that fight false narratives.&rdquo; She added that such tools &ldquo;routinely rate leftwing news outlets, that are no threat to the permanent bureaucracy, higher than those that challenge prevailing orthodoxies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Companies can then use these lists to &ldquo;boycott some publications and reward others with advertising,&rdquo; Hemingway noted. NewsGuard has given poor ratings to conservative outlets, including The Federalist, as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/04\/after-disavowing-newsguard-microsoft-still-promotes-the-censorship-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously noted<\/a> in these <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/15\/meet-newsguard-the-government-backed-censorship-tool-billed-as-an-arbiter-of-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pages<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Evidence suggests that NewsGuard has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-subversion-biden-shouts-at-reporters-about-state-laws-changing-who-counts-the-vote\/\" title=\"\u2018Election Subversion!\u2019: Biden Shouts At Reporters About State Laws Changing \u2018Who Counts The Vote\u2019\">received federal funding<\/a> as well. As The Federalist&rsquo;s Senior Legal Correspondent Margot Cleveland <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/03\/13\/newsguard-claims-not-to-be-government-funded-but-a-750k-grant-suggests-otherwise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, the Department of Defense awarded NewsGuard almost<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1633830086481965057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> $750,000<\/a> in grant funds. Congress should ensure no more tax dollars go to biased censorship.<\/p>\n<p>Well-funded nonprofits send out a lot of press releases and push their agendas to reporters. This likely contributed to outlets like the Rolling Stone running <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/trump-no-kings-2-protest-october-ice-military-1235423204\/\">biased pieces <\/a>on events such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/13\/no-kings-nationwide-protest-theme-is-an-antifa-dog-whistle\/\">No Kings<\/a> protests, furthering <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/18\/financial-data-reveals-no-kings-protests-are-hypocritical-astroturfing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">organizers&rsquo;<\/a> messaging that President Donald Trump and his followers are a danger to the nation&rsquo;s security. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-under-fire-for-excusing-murder-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats under fire for \u2018excusing\u2019 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO - Washington Examiner\">bullet casings left<\/a> behind by the suspect held for Kirk&rsquo;s assassination were etched with phrases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/messages-found-tyler-robinsons-bullet-casings-what-said\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">including<\/a>  &ldquo;Bella ciao.&rdquo; Where did a white boy from Utah learn the words to this Italian resistance song sung by those who fought against the Nazis? Why was he worried about fascists?<\/p>\n<p>The propaganda press and Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/24\/after-trying-every-other-trick-in-the-book-democrats-go-full-trump-is-hitler-days-before-the-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">repeatedly<\/a> demonstrated their <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/24\/here-are-all-the-people-on-record-debunking-the-atlantics-latest-trump-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">willingness<\/a> to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> jump<\/a> on any story when there is an opportunity to connect Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/video\/shorts\/protesters-call-trump-hitler-of-our-time-in-d-c-247277125925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hitler<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/trump-assassin-invokes-prehistoric-man-162439376.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It only takes one<\/a> unstable person to think, &ldquo;If I could go back in history and kill Hitler, would I?&rdquo; Next, they are plotting to harm Trump or his allies like Kirk. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When taxpayer-funded NPR compares Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/historyguild.org\/the-forgotten-war-crimes-of-fascist-italy\/?srsltid=AfmBOooPMGLSVijOQAxmIDvCFhISa0M1199dYnECGXK_-XYS8bXGzsmd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mussolini<\/a> and &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopedia.ushmm.org\/content\/en\/article\/the-nazi-rise-to-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hitler<\/a> in an article complete with a photo of a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/29\/nx-s1-5164488\/harris-trump-fascist-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> protest sign <\/a>reading &ldquo;Make fascists afraid again!&rdquo; someone is going to take matters into their own hands. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The propaganda press practically encouraged more assassinations after <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/13\/corrupt-media-obsess-over-luigi-mangione-after-memory-holing-trumps-would-be-assassins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fawning over<\/a> young, wealthy Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>Words should not lead to murder, but because people with deep pockets are destabilizing the United States, our culture is a tinderbox for violence. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We will likely never know precisely what words moved the assassin to action. But we know the movement. It is the evil shadow cast over American politics, funded by big money that has created a cesspool of players hungry for power at all costs.<\/p>\n<p>It is time to name the money sources, map out the network of funding, and stop billionaires from pushing garbage political issues that radicalize weak-minded individuals.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. She is an award-winning investigative journalist with decades of media experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlie Kirk&#8217;s killing aimed to intimidate conservatives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":2485943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-Kirk-222.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[14436,4402,63094,63234,5894],"class_list":["post-2485942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-activism","tag-congress","tag-kirk-assassination","tag-leftist-funding","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Charlie-Kirk-222.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485942"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485946,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485942\/revisions\/2485946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2485943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}