JD Vance mocks ex-MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan for seeming to claim victimhood over Charlie Kirk’s past tweets

Vice President JD Vance called out former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan for, in his view, claiming to be victimized by murdered activist Charlie Kirk’s old social media posts.

Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was assassinated on Sept. 10 while leading a TPUSA event at Utah Valley University's campus. The cause that Kirk championed has not only continued but flourished since his tragic death, galvanizing conservatives around the country. However, some are still taking issue with the conservative activist’s past comments.

Americans have also been sharply divided about politician Zohran Mamdani potentially becoming New York City's new mayor, particularly after he defended the phrase "globalize the intifada" in the past. Only a few months before his death, Kirk weighed in on Mamdani. 

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Following Mamdani's upset win in the Democratic mayoral primary, Kirk posted to X in June, "It's not Islamophobia to notice that a man who wants to globalize the intifada is about to run America's largest and once greatest city. It's not Islamophobia to notice that Muslims want to import values into the West that seek to destabalize our civilization. It's cultural suicide to stay silent."

Hasan reposted the comment Saturday and wrote, "A reminder of what a racist bigot Kirk was and how much hate he incited against minorities."

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Vance in turn responded to the post by writing, "According to Mehdi Hassan, the real victim of hatred was not the guy murdered by a left wing lunatic, but people like Mehdi for facing criticism of their views."

He further mocked Hasan’s mindset by writing, "’Charlie Kirk was killed by a left wing radical. But I am the real victim because Charlie Kirk was mean to me.’"

Hasan was an MSNBC host, but his weekend program was canceled in November 2023, and he left the network in early 2024. 

Other users on X compared Hasan’s rhetoric to one of late comedian Norm Macdonald’s most famous jokes, when he said, "What terrifies me is if ISIS were to detonate a nuclear device and kill 50 million Americans. Imagine the backlash against peaceful Muslims?"

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Fox News Digital reached out to Mehdi Hasan, TPUSA and Zohran Mamdani for comment but did not receive immediate replies.