Secret Service agent put on leave for anti-Charlie Kirk Facebook post

[Jilly_in_VA]

A Secret Service agent was put on immediate leave after posting disparaging remarks on social media about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the federal law enforcement agency confirmed.

Kirk became the victim of what officials called a "political assassination" on Wednesday, Sept. 10, while speaking to roughly 3,000 people at Utah Valley University's campus. Authorities arrested Tyler Robinson, 22, on Friday, Sept. 12, and he is facing charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY. Prosecutors are expected to formally file charges against Robinson at his first court appearance on Tuesday, Sept. 16, according to Christopher Ballard of the Utah County Attorney’s Office.

Following Kirk's murder, many gave their condolences, including President Donald Trump, while others did the opposite and shared negative opinions about the 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder. One of the naysayers was Anthony Pough, a Secret Service agent who wrote in a Facebook post on Sept. 10 that Kirk "spewed hate and racism on his show," which is called "The Charlie Kirk Show," CBS News and Fox News reported.

"At the end of the day, you answer to GOD, and speak things into existence. You can only circumvent karma, she doesnt leave," Pough's post about Kirk read, per the outlets.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/13/us-secret-service-agent-put-leave-anti-charlie-kirk-post/86136440007/?tbref=hp

And another one. Good thing I don't work any more, because that's pretty much what I said.

[Lovie777]

1. All these firings will backfire.....

the economy sucks, because of tariffs unemployment is high and so are the prices. Because of raids and deportations, farms are failing and corporations.

And with these firings USA’s citizens regardless of GQP gerrymandering, people will come out and vote and not for them.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

3. Highly unlikely that anyone being fired...

...for posting about Charlie Kirk was going to vote Republican anyway.

[malaise]

2. It's hilarious when you think. About it

He had the freedom to promote hate but others have no freedom to expose his hate. Fuck that.

[Heidi]

4. I hope he lawyers up PDQ.

[markodochartaigh]

5. My sister had a close call Friday.

She works for doctors who are all extremely reich-wing. One of them mentioned how sad it was that Kirk had been killed. My sister who is not one to keep her feelings hidden almost said "what goes around, comes around". Fortunately for her job she was able to stop before she said anything.

[Heidi]

6. She shouldn't have to self-police her speech

when the boss clearly doesn’t.

[Vogon_Glory]

7. He wrote the truth, and the truth

may get him fired.

God help the Republic!

[SickOfTheOnePct]

9. Do we want Secret Service agents...

...who believe that it's ok to kill people who hold different beliefs than they do?

We'll have a Democratic President again, hopefully, in 2029...would you want a Secret Service agent guarding them who believed that it was karma for Sen. Hortmann in Minnesota to be killed?

Federal employees take an oath to defend the Constitution...not sure that oath is compatible with being ok with people being killed due to political beliefs.

[Vogon_Glory]

11. I concur that he shouldn't be assigned to guarding a President or other

public figures, but I believe that the Secret Service still has other tasks to which he or she may be reassigned.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

14. Then we'll agree...

…to disagree.

An oath should mean something, and if someone believes it’s ok to kill people based on their political beliefs, then they don’t believe in part of the Constitution they swore to uphold.

[snowybirdie]

8. Awaiting with baited breathe

the firing of that Fox guy who called for killing the homeless!

[Blues Heron]

10. Kook is still dead though, firing people might feel good, but ultimately it's just a sick form of lashing out

It won’t bring the dead kook back, thank god.

[CanonRay]

12. I'd have been fired in the 1st term.

[Oneironaut]

13. Nothing but absolute fealty. It should be illegal to criticize Charlie Kirk! (And Trump)

No one can say anything bad about Charlie Kirk, ever, or, they will be fired. He must be canonized as a Saint.



Also, RWers are creating a Trump-endorsed enemies list for anyone who so much as declined to join the absolute lovefest and sane-washing of a Fascist, who, both did not deserve to die and was a vile person. The descent into madness and Fascism is accelerating.