{"id":2490042,"date":"2025-09-23T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-pushes-same-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:23:16","slug":"harris-pushes-same-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-pushes-same-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris Pushes Same Rhetoric That Got Charlie Kirk Assassinated"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fharris-pushes-same-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated%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=2490042&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 former Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s recent comments on MSNBC,where she labeled former President Donald Trump a &#8220;dictator&#8221; and &#8220;tyrant&#8221; shortly after the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nadales-i-used-to-be-antifa\/\" title=\"Nadales: I Used To Be Antifa\">left-wing radical<\/a>. The author argues that Harris&#8217;s rhetoric is reckless and dangerous,as it echoes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/r-kelly-facing-up-to-25-years-in-prison-for-decades-of-crime-that-were-fueled-by-narcissism\/\" title=\"R. Kelly Facing Up To 25 Years In Prison For \u2018Decades Of Crime\u2019 That Were \u2018Fueled By Narcissism\u2019\">long-standing pattern<\/a> on the left of dehumanizing conservatives and normalizing political violence.Harris criticized corporate leaders for remaining silent against what she described as Trump&#8217;s authoritarian tendencies. The article contends that such language serves to delegitimize Trump and his supporters, implicitly justifying resistance and violence against them. It notes that Kirk&#8217;s alleged assassin seemed influenced by this rhetoric, as indicated by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >politically charged messages engraved<\/a> on his bullets. The piece warns that continuing to use this kind of inflammatory language risks encouraging further violence.  <\/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 class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p8OyMIen9d4\">MSNBC\/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/23\/kamala-harris-pushes-same-dangerous-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Kamala%20Harris%20Pushes%20Same%20Dangerous%20Rhetoric%20That%20Got%20Charlie%20Kirk%20Assassinated&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/23\/kamala-harris-pushes-same-dangerous-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Kamala%20Harris%20Pushes%20Same%20Dangerous%20Rhetoric%20That%20Got%20Charlie%20Kirk%20Assassinated&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/23\/kamala-harris-pushes-same-dangerous-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/23\/kamala-harris-pushes-same-dangerous-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Kamala%20Harris%20Pushes%20Same%20Dangerous%20Rhetoric%20That%20Got%20Charlie%20Kirk%20Assassinated&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/23\/kamala-harris-pushes-same-dangerous-rhetoric-that-got-charlie-kirk-assassinated\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Twelve days after conservative leader Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a left-wing radical, former Vice President Kamala Harris went on MSNBC to brand President Donald Trump as a &ldquo;dictator&rdquo; and a &ldquo;tyrant.&rdquo; Her language would be reckless under any circumstance, but in the shadow of a political assassination, it is much darker. It is the same type of rhetoric the left has used for years to dehumanize conservatives and desensitize Americans to the political violence that is now occurring rather regularly. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-660055\">&ldquo;I am a lifelong public servant,&rdquo; but &ldquo;I&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-thanksgiving-lin-wood-announces-sidney-powell-will-file-major-lawsuit-in-georgia-tomorrow\/\" title=\"HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Lin Wood Announces Sidney Powell Will File Major Lawsuit in Georgia Tomorrow!\">ve worked closely<\/a> with the private sector over many years,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/top-stories\/latest\/kamala-harris-rachel-maddow-interview-trump-biden-107-days-rcna233024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;And I always believed that if push came to shove, those titans of industry would be guardrails for our democracy, for the importance of sustaining democratic institutions. And one by one by one, they have been silent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1563112708\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"anchor-37c122\">&ldquo;Perhaps it&rsquo;s because they want a merger approved or they want to avoid an investigation,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;But at some point they&rsquo;ve got to stand up for the sake of the people who rely on all of these institutions &mdash; to have integrity and to, at some point, be the guardrails against a tyrant [who] was using the federal government to execute his whim and fancy because of a fragile ego.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; branding of Trump as a &ldquo;dictator&rdquo; and a &ldquo;tyrant&rdquo; is not a critique &mdash; it is the same dehumanizing slur the left has used for years to delegitimize Trump and his supporters. This language implicitly justifies resistance by any means necessary, since no free person wants to live under a tyrant or dictator. It&rsquo;s language best described as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bomb-threats-used-to-excuse-trump-attack-were-hoaxes\/\" title=\"Bomb Threats Used To Excuse Trump Attack Were Hoaxes\">assassination prep language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The logic goes as follows: if Trump <em>is<\/em> a &ldquo;dictator&rdquo; or &ldquo;tyrant&rdquo; then the system is illegitimate. If the system and its supporters are illegitimate, then violence against them is not merely permissible, it&rsquo;s actually noble.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Kirk&rsquo;s alleged assassin appears to have understood this to be the case. <\/p>\n<p>Last fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/kamala-harris-calls-trump-fascist-argues-dangerous-unfit-office-rcna176713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harris<\/a>, for example, called Trump a &ldquo;fascist&rdquo; ahead of the November election. It was an attempt to equate Trump and his supporters with the fascists of World War II. The left preys on those historical associations, knowing that when people hear &ldquo;fascist,&rdquo; they think of enemies who rightly had to be defeated. By blurring that line, the left conditions their audience to see violence against today&rsquo;s so-called &ldquo;fascists&rdquo; as not only acceptable but necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/12\/suspect-in-kirk-assassination-repeated-leftist-talking-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alleged assassin<\/a> clearly thought as much. He engraved political messages on his bullets, such as &ldquo;Hey fascist! Catch!&rdquo; and &ldquo;Bella ciao,&rdquo; which is an Italian song dedicated to the partisans of the Italian resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, like much of the left, is still trying to condition their audience to see Trump and his supporters as illegitimate and enemies of the state even <em>after<\/em> it was shown how harmful this rhetoric is. It&rsquo;s a dangerous call that ends in one way: violence.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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