Vice President JD Vance is jumping onto the conservative movement demanding consequences for those who have cheered Charlie Kirk’s killing, calling on the public to turn in anyone who says distasteful things about the assassination of his friend and political ally. Vance’s call also included a vow to target some of the biggest funders of liberal causes. It marked an escalation in a campaign that some warned invoked some of the darkest chapters of American history. Republican-controlled states such as Florida, Oklahoma and Texas have launched investigations of teachers accused of inappropriate statements, and the U.S. military has invited members of the public to report those who “celebrate or mock” the killing.
