A Democrat candidate for Ohio Attorney General, Elliot Forhan, celebrated the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on social media.
In a social media post, Forhan — a former state representative, wrote, “Fuck Charlie Kirk.”
He continued, “If you cannot call a bigot a bigot in America, then we do not have the free speech that he pretended to care about.”
Of course, Forhan provided no examples of Kirk displaying bigotry. Nor did the candidate for Ohio’s top law enforcement post express any kind of sympathy for Kirk or his family over the horrific public assassination.
Commenters were not having it.
“You are mean and rude and have no place in public life. Our state is much better without you in elected office. You perpetuate the very things that are ruining the political and civic landscape and that you claim to be opposed to (hate and bullying),” one Facebook commenter responded.
“Not appropriate. Spreading more hatred and division,” another said.
One commented, “Disgusting that people in office think this way. Regardless your stance or political views no one deserves to die for expressing their beliefs. I hope you don’t get voted in because it’s people like you that keep spreading hate and discord very sad in my opinion! God bless America.”
In another post, Forhan shared a New York Times opinion article on his Facebook page with the caption, “Charlie Kirk was a champion of tyranny, not democracy. We should not pretend otherwise.”
He also shared an article from the Nation titled, “Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning” that accused Kirk — also without evidence — of being “an unrepentant racist, transphobe, homophobe, and misogynist.”
Forhan is hardly the only individual involved in public politics to have smeared Kirk. Democrat California State Sen. Scott Wiener opted to expressed sympathy not for Kirk and his family, but with those who hate the Christian conservative, deeming Kirk a “vile bigot who did immeasurable harm.” He attempted to soften his smear by stating that Kirk “did not deserve to die” before accusing Kirk of dehumanizing people, providing no such examples, of course.
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