{"id":2487666,"date":"2025-09-17T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-lawmaker-keeps-sick-aide-who-mocked-kirks-death-and-daughter-makes-pathetic-excuse\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:43:34","slug":"dem-lawmaker-keeps-sick-aide-who-mocked-kirks-death-and-daughter-makes-pathetic-excuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-lawmaker-keeps-sick-aide-who-mocked-kirks-death-and-daughter-makes-pathetic-excuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Lawmaker Keeps Sick Aide Who Mocked Kirk&#8217;s Death and Daughter, Makes Pathetic Excuse"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fdem-lawmaker-keeps-sick-aide-who-mocked-kirks-death-and-daughter-makes-pathetic-excuse%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=2487666&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 controversial response from an aide to Democratic Alaska State Senator Matt Claman following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The aide, Sarena Hackenmiller, posted a callous comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-missile-or-rockets-strike-poland-how-will-nato-respond\/\" title=\"Russian Missile Or Rockets Strike Poland: How Will NATO Respond?\">social media suggesting<\/a> that Kirk&#8217;s daughter &#8220;might have a chance to grow up sane now,&#8221; which sparked outrage. Despite the backlash, Senator claman stood by his aide, stating that her post was a personal mistake, she apologized to the Kirk family, and no disciplinary action would be taken as the comment was made on her personal account and not in her official capacity. The incident has drawn criticism, with some viewing Claman&#8217;s defense of Hackenmiller as indicative of poor character and typical of left-leaning behavior.The story highlights tensions in political discourse and the boundaries of personal expression for public employees.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination, the left is telling us who they really are. We should believe them.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a legislative aide to Democratic Alaska State Senator Matt Claman, Sarena Hackenmiller, posted a comment in response to the news saying of Kirk&rsquo;s widow and children: &ldquo;they&rsquo;ll be fine. Life insurance policy and his daughter might have a chance to grow up sane now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Hackenmiller&rsquo;s statement was vile and absolutely callous in excusing the grief and heartbreak the Kirk family is now enduring, but it seems her employer is standing behind her decision.<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator LibsofTikTok posted a screenshot of the comment to social media platform X, asking for a response from Claman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow<\/p>\n<p>Serena is reportedly a Legislative aid to Democrat Alaska State Senator Matt Claman and allegedly posted this about Charlie&rsquo;s kids:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His daughter might have a chance to grow up sane now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Any comment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattclaman?\">@mattclaman<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zA4ChR5FvE\">https:\/\/t.co\/zA4ChR5FvE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6JHm9uXhgl\">pic.twitter.com\/6JHm9uXhgl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1967788160425005226?\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She later provided an update.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;UPDATE: Democrat Alaska State Sen Matt Claman says his staffer made a &lsquo;mistake&rsquo; and he will not be taking any action after she celebrated that a young father was ass*ssinated. How so you &lsquo;accidentally&rsquo; celebrate that two little kids will now grow up without a dad @mattclaman??&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: Democrat Alaska State Sen Matt Claman says his staffer made a &ldquo;mistake&rdquo; and he will not be taking any action after she celebrated that a young father was ass*ssinated.<\/p>\n<p>How so you &ldquo;accidentally&rdquo; celebrate that two little kids will now grow up without a dad <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattclaman?\">@mattclaman<\/a>?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hTOqQksbjE\">https:\/\/t.co\/hTOqQksbjE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1968071447018082308?\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another account confirmed Hackenmiller&rsquo;s identity, posting a screenshot of her LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meet Sarena Hackenmiller legislative aide for far left Alaska State Senator Matt Claman.<\/p>\n<p>Sarena cheered on Charlie&rsquo;s murder and said &ldquo;maybe his daughter might have a chance to grow up sane now&rdquo; now that her father was murdered.<\/p>\n<p>Do not let democrats tell you the people&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iyePCSxFmo\">pic.twitter.com\/iyePCSxFmo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aesthetica (@Anc_Aesthetics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anc_Aesthetics\/status\/1967704760091545919?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>News organization The Alaska Landmine received a statement from Claman&rsquo;s office on the matter, &ldquo;My staffer realizes that her post was wrong and a terrible mistake. She deeply regrets it and has apologized to Mr. Kirk&rsquo;s wife and family. She does not condone political violence in any way. The comments were made on her personal page and were deleted shortly after posting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The comments were not made in her capacity as a legislative employee or as staff in my senate office. The legislature&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media guidelines apply<\/a> only to legislators and allow staff to exercise their personal free speech rights under the First Amendment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement from Sen. Matt Claman sent to the Landmine:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you for contacting my office about personal social media comments that one of my staff made about the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. With our nation, I am devastated by this senseless murder. My thoughts and&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O8seAYZuBC\">https:\/\/t.co\/O8seAYZuBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alaskalandmine\/status\/1968043560462352738?\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It seems Claman is intent on keeping Hackenmiller, despite some obvious political blowback here.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines he refers to &mdash; which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/body-language-expert-blows-hole-in-medias-president-musk-narrative-after-watching-oval-office-meeting\/\" title=\"Body Language Expert Blows Hole in Media\u2019s \u2018President Musk\u2019 Narrative After Watching Oval ... Meeting\">apparently aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t anything Hackenmiller should worry about &mdash; can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.akleg.gov\/documents\/training\/Social-Media-Guidelines_09302022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Matt_Claman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ballotpedia<\/a>, Claman just took office in 2023 with his term ending in 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Four years in the news cycle is an eternity, meaning whatever heat he takes for this decision may be forgotten by Alaskans when they can rid themselves of him.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s likely he has examined the circumstances and believes this will be old news when he could face real blowback and lose his own job.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of electability, it speaks volumes to his character.<\/p>\n<p>This type of behavior is expected from the left, but it&rsquo;s a surprise a public official took this stance only a week removed from the evil act.<\/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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