{"id":2486412,"date":"2025-09-14T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T19:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firings-over-kirk-death-celebrations-proof-cancel-culture-persists-lankford-says\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T15:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T19:57:13","slug":"firings-over-kirk-death-celebrations-proof-cancel-culture-persists-lankford-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/firings-over-kirk-death-celebrations-proof-cancel-culture-persists-lankford-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Firings over Kirk death celebrations proof &#8216;cancel culture&#8217; persists, Lankford says"},"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%2Ffirings-over-kirk-death-celebrations-proof-cancel-culture-persists-lankford-says%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=2486412&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 reports on Senator James LankfordS comments regarding the firings of employees who celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie kirk. Several businesses, including American Airlines and Office depot, took disciplinary actions against employees involved in or associated with such celebrations or refusal to support Kirk-related services.Lankford described these incidents as evidence that &#8220;cancel culture&#8221; remains prevalent, emphasizing that employers must protect their businesses from reputational harm caused by employees&#8217; online statements. He noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-partisan-figure-bidens-budget-office-pick-grilled-over-past-social-media-conduct\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Partisan Figure\u2019: Biden\u2019s Budget Office Pick Grilled Over Past ... Conduct\">social media conduct<\/a> can impact employment status and business relations. Additionally, Senator Katie Britt condemned the celebrations of Kirk&#8217;s assassination, calling the rhetoric &#8220;absolutely disgusting&#8221; and supporting accountability and job termination for those involved. The article highlights the ongoing tensions around free speech, social media behavior, and consequences in the workplace following politically charged events. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lankford says firings over Kirk death celebrations proof &lsquo;cancel culture still persists&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2229575\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/James-Lankford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Lankford<\/a> (R-OK) cautioned those celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>&lsquo;s death after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">businesses<\/a> and other institutions fired employees who celebrated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-laura-loomer-republicans-fear-conservative-activists-influence-growing-on-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Who is Laura Loomer? Republicans fear conservative activist\u2019s influence growing on Trump - Washington Examiner\">conservative activist&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s assassination last week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3806822\/american-airlines-removes-pilots-caught-celebrating-kirk-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Airlines<\/a> removed several pilots from service who were &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-airlines-removes-pilots-who-were-caught-celebrating-kirks-death\/\" title=\"American Airlines removes pilots who were &#039;caught ...&#039; ...s ...\">caught celebrating&#038;rdquo<\/a>; the conservative activist&rsquo;s assassination, and even offline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3806663\/office-depot-fires-employee-over-refusal-to-print-charlie-kirk-vigil-posters\/?ref=rawdiary.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office Depot<\/a> fired an employee who refused to print vigil posters of Kirk for a customer.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClemsonUniv\/status\/1966891746400293215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Clemson University<\/a> also suspended a professor over their &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >inappropriate social media content&#038;rdquo<\/a>; regarding the assassination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3805827\/democrat-james-talarico-faith-senate-bid-flip-texas-red\/\">Democrat James Talarico leans into faith in Senate bid to flip Texas red<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3805541\/john-thune-senate-path-ease-trump-nominee-frustration\/\">Thune finds Senate path to ease Trump nominee frustration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3804176\/senate-russia-consideration-sanctions-terrorist-designation\/\">Senate ramps up pressure on Russia with consideration of sanctions and terrorist designation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is about protecting the individual businesses,&rdquo; Lankford said on CBS&rsquo;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1967275827449450852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Face the Nation<\/a><\/em>  on Sunday morning. &ldquo;What people are seeing is this cancel culture that still persists, that if you voice something that becomes a big pushback from the community, the employer will step up and say, &lsquo;Hey, you&rsquo;re about to kill our business based on what you&rsquo;re saying online.&rsquo; Everyone has to understand what they say privately online can get connected to their business.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) is pictured at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lankford pointed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/2025\/09\/12\/okc-veterinarian-chris-rispoli-was-protested-over-charlie-kirk-post\/86121823007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z116136p119450n00----c00----e000800v116136b0043xxd004365&amp;gca-ft=42&amp;gca-ds=sophi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">veterinarian clinic<\/a> in his home state that has received community pushback after an employee posted a derogatory online message about Kirk that encouraged further violence. Lankford  said customers will ask themselves, &ldquo;Do I want to do business with that person if they have that belief?&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is part of the challenge that we have with social media and with employment. Employers are going to say, &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t hurt our business based on the foolish things that you choose to say, to be able to say, online,&#8217;&rdquo; Lankford said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3806960\/spencer-cox-charlie-kirk-inflammatory-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COX SAYS KIRK SAID &lsquo;SOME VERY INFLAMMATORY&rsquo; THINGS BUT ALSO PREACHED FORGIVENESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenKatieBritt\/status\/1967249834244714982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> for consequences for those making derogatory online postings against Kirk in an appearance on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures<\/em>. She called the online rhetoric &ldquo;absolutely disgusting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are out there, and you are celebrating the political assassination of a man who was exercising his free speech &mdash; a very foundational element, a cornerstone of who we are as the United States of America &mdash; you should be held accountable, you should be fired,&rdquo; Britt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenKatieBritt\/status\/1967249834244714982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Fox News&rsquo;s Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lankford: Firings over Kirk death show cancel culture persists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2486413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25073562285970.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32365,15803,63322,11252,3970],"class_list":["post-2486412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cancel-culture","tag-firings","tag-kirk-death","tag-lankford","tag-protests"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25073562285970.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486412","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486412"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2486416,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486412\/revisions\/2486416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2486413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2486412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2486412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}