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People are facing firings and public backlash for negative comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's show was pulled by ABC after a monologue critical of President Trump's supporters.
Officials in the Trump administration and in states like Florida are cracking down on what they term "hate speech" regarding Kirk.
Joking about Charlie Kirk's death has consequences. Sometimes very rapid ones.
A wave of backlash, is crashing down on anyone publicly commenting negatively about the conservative activist's death and legacy, with many supporters of Kirk and President Donald Trump accusing them of celebrating Kirk's assassination.
In the highest-profile crackdown yet, ABC on Sept. 17 two days after of using the arrest of Ty