Journalist put on Charlie Kirk's 'hit list' speaks out about vile abuse: 'He normalised violence'
US-based speaker, commentator, and college professor, Stacey Patton, posted a statement to Facebook, days after the 31-year-old right-wing pundit was shot dead in Utah, highlighting the “venom” she faced from his supporters in 2024.
The Turning Point USA co-founder, known for his extreme anti-LGBTQ+ views, was fatally shot in the neck during a crowded open-air debate on gun violence at Utah Valley University on Wednesday (10 September). A manhunt for the killer, whose identity is unknown, is ongoing.
In her statement following his death, Patton claimed that Kirk, whom she called a “hateful racist,” was responsible for weeks of abuse and death threats she received in 2024 after he placed her on Turning Points’ so-called “Professor Watchlist.”
The website, created in 2016, lists academic staff, journalists, and activists which the right-wing organisation claimed “discriminate against conservative students” and promote “anti-American values” by advancing what it calls “leftist propaganda.“
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-hit-list-stacey-patton/
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