{"id":2486009,"date":"2025-09-12T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/staffer-for-democratic-congressman-claims-charlie-kirk-incited-his-own-death\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:35:02","slug":"staffer-for-democratic-congressman-claims-charlie-kirk-incited-his-own-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/staffer-for-democratic-congressman-claims-charlie-kirk-incited-his-own-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Staffer for Democratic Congressman Claims Charlie Kirk &#8216;Incited&#8217; His Own Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fstaffer-for-democratic-congressman-claims-charlie-kirk-incited-his-own-death%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=2486009&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 reactions from some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-team-trolls-the-left-with-merch-fauci-can-pound-sand\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Team Trolls the Left with Merch: &#039;Fauci Can Pound Sand&#039;\">left-wing individuals<\/a> following the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk. It highlights two types of responses: one group openly celebrated Kirk&#8217;s death, which the article condemns as unfathomable and reprehensible. The second group, while more subtle, is criticized for justifying the murder. A specific example is Heather Harvey, a staffer for Democratic Rep. Andre Carson, who claimed on Instagram that Kirk was &#8220;a casualty of the violence he incited.&#8221; After further posts labeling Kirk with derogatory terms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-protests-law-professor-slammed-for-claiming-when-the-mob-is-right-some-more-aggressive-tactics-are-justified\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Protests: Law Professor Slammed For Claiming \u2018When The Mob Is Right, Some \u2026 More Aggressive Tactics Are Justified\u2019\">seemingly justifying<\/a> his assassination, Harvey deleted her account following media exposure. The article strongly disputes the claim that Kirk incited violence, portraying him instead as an advocate of free speech who promoted open debate by engaging respectfully with college students and even those who disagreed with him. it concludes by framing Kirk as a martyr for free speech.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reprehensible leftist responses to conservative icon Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination on Wednesday fall under two basic headings.<\/p>\n<p>The first group includes the demon-possessed souls who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-smith-goes-off-people-celebrating-charlie-kirks-death-shame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">openly celebrated the murder<\/a>. One cannot even fathom it as one types the words, but it happened.<\/p>\n<p>The second group &mdash; more subtle, yet equally demonic &mdash; includes Heather Harvey, a staffer for Democratic Rep. Andre Carson of Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media platform<\/a> Instagram, Harvey d a comment from another user that read as follows: &ldquo;Charlie Kirk isn&rsquo;t a martyr. He&rsquo;s a casualty of the violence he incited,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2025\/09\/12\/democrat-rep-andre-carsons-staffer-says-slain-charlie-kirk-casualty-of-the-violence-he-incited\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Deputy Political Editor Bradley Jaye, who wrote the story for Breitbart, she did not stop there.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In fact, as Jaye explained on the social media platform X, Harvey added epithets of her own. Then, she exhibited typical leftist cowardice by deleting her account.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;UPDATE The @RepAndreCarson staffer, after making additional posts seemingly justifying @charliekirk11&rsquo;s murder because he was a &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-jill-biden-spokesman-tells-democrats-to-drop-white-supremacist-name-calling-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Former Jill Biden spokesman tells Democrats to drop \u2018white supremacist\u2019 name calling - Washington Examiner\">white supremacist&#038;rsquo<\/a>; and &lsquo;N-zi,&rsquo; appears to have deleted her account after @BreitbartNews published our story,&rdquo; Jaye wrote Friday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndreCarson?\">@RepAndreCarson<\/a> staffer, after making additional posts seemingly justifying <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11?\">@charliekirk11<\/a>&rsquo;s murder because he was a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-turns-the-tables-on-abc-reporter-who-smeared-him-in-first-question-of-black-journalists-event\/\" title=\"Trump Turns the Tables on ABC Reporter Who Smeared Him in First Question of Black Journalists Event\">white supremacist&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;N-zi,&rdquo; appears to have deleted her account after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews?\">@BreitbartNews<\/a> published our story. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A30bu43Fju\">https:\/\/t.co\/A30bu43Fju<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GZSSClehUY\">pic.twitter.com\/GZSSClehUY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bradley Jaye (@bradleyajaye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradleyajaye\/status\/1966522841299321327?\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Harvey, of course, might or might not have felt glee at the news of Kirk&rsquo;s assassination. In her post, she justified the murder but stopped short of unambiguously celebrating it like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/social-media-platforms-forced-take-action-leftists-go-wild-wake-charlie-kirks-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other leftist ghouls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In some respects, however, she did something far worse.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey d a comment that characterized Kirk as having &ldquo;incited&rdquo; the violence that took his life.<\/p>\n<p>From a statement of that kind, one can derive only two possible conclusions. Either Harvey never heard anything Kirk said, or she heard him and nonetheless chose to invert the truth.<\/p>\n<p>By any objective measure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omar-calls-charlie-kirk-mourners-full-st-says-fed-remember-fondly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk<\/a> did the opposite of inciting violence. He went to campuses and invited debate.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he went further. He embraced those who disagreed with him and handed them a microphone.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk&rsquo;s idea of debate involved not structured moderation, but open conversation. He chose to sit with college students, not on some elevated stage behind a podium, but among them. That showed that he regarded them as equals.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey, therefore, told the opposite of the truth, which conservatives must never cease proclaiming.<\/p>\n<p>In short, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect-identified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk<\/a> now ranks as the greatest martyr in the cause of free speech that the world has ever known.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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