The assassination of Charlie Kirk has left America grieving the sudden loss of a conservative leader, husband, and father. But for some on the far left, it has been treated as an opportunity to smear his legacy rather than mourn his passing. Few embodied that cynicism more than Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who, in an interview Thursday with pro-Hamas journalist Mehdi Hasan, mocked the very idea of remembering Kirk for his faith, courage, and commitment to civil debate.
“Charlie was someone who once said guns save lives after a school shooting… Downplayed slavery and what black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth should never exist,” Omar declared. She dismissed accounts of Kirk’s civil, open-campus debates, scoffing: “There is nothing more f-ed up than to completely pretend that his words and actions have not been recorded… These people are full of s** and it’s important for us to call them out.”*
Democrat Ilhan Omar: People remembering Charlie Kirk’s positive qualities “are full of shit” pic.twitter.com/eGbSrH02H9
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 11, 2025
Omar even baselessly alleged that Kirk opposed empathy itself — a bizarre claim against a man who regularly quoted Scripture, defended the unborn, and spoke often of the Christian duty to love others.
Contrast Omar’s rhetoric with Kirk’s own words just this summer. Asked how he hoped to be remembered, Kirk answered plainly: “I wanna be remembered for courage for my faith. That would be the most important thing. The most important thing is my faith in my life.”
IIhan Omar, while grinning, says Charlie Kirk deserved it and had it coming: “He downplayed George Floyd. and slavery.”
“People say he wanted to have a civil debate… It’s bullshit.”
I want her deported. Immediately. pic.twitter.com/YlSHodtCY6
— Jack (@jackunheard) September 11, 2025
In the days since his assassination, America has seen two distinct responses. On one side: President Donald Trump announcing Kirk will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Vice President J.D. Vance escorting his casket aboard Air Force Two, and allies rallying around his widow Erika and their two young children. On the other: Omar, MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd (since fired), university professors, and social media agitators openly mocking, blaming, or even celebrating his death.
Investigators, meanwhile, have uncovered damning evidence about the assassin. A high-powered bolt-action rifle was recovered in a wooded area, along with cartridges engraved with pro-transgender and Antifa messages. The FBI has released surveillance photos of the suspect — a young man in a black sweatshirt emblazoned with an American flag, dark cap, and sunglasses — but he remains at large.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is happy Charlie Kirk was kiIIed: “He downplayed George Floyd. He opposed Juneteenth.”
Look at their grins pic.twitter.com/Ra5Eg4MZ3k
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 11, 2025
Perhaps the starkest moment came on the House floor, when Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) requested that Congress pause to pray for Kirk’s family. Democrats erupted in anger. Speaker Mike Johnson had to demand order before granting the request.
That single image captures the divide: one side offering prayers for a grieving family, the other lashing out with contempt.
