A group of more than 100 nonprofit leaders Wednesday pushed back against President Trump’s promised crackdown on liberal activism in response to the killing of conservative Charlie Kirk.

The heads of organizations including the Ford Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the MacArthur Foundation signed a joint letter decrying the reported White House plans to take still-unspecified steps to squelch what it calls “hate speech” that led to the Kirk murder.

“We reject attempts to exploit political violence to mischaracterize our good work or restrict our fundamental freedoms,” the nonprofit leaders write. “Attempts to silence speech, criminalize opposing viewpoints, and misrepresent and limit charitable giving undermine our democracy and harm all Americans.”

Vice President JD Van

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