If you cheer on political assassinations, you shouldn’t wear a military uniform.
I’m not sure when this became controversial with anybody — but welcome to the year 2025, when the left seems outraged that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is cracking down on “freedom of speech” by “tracking” service members who are posting celebratory messages after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday.
Kirk’s death at an event at Utah Valley University was — sadly, but not surprisingly — occasion for plenty of that on the left, with numerous individuals in sensitive positions relieved of their duties thanks to ill-considered messages regarding his murder.
On Friday, Hegseth made it clear that those who wear the uniform of the U.S. military and think that it’s
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