MAGA's response to Charlie Kirk's assassination has laid bare how the movement is willing ditch its past stated beliefs when it looks to exert power or inflict payback.

Why it matters: President Trump and MAGA rode back into power on a clear nationalist-populist policy platform. But in practice, a desire for vengeance and speed occasionally has eclipsed the movement's ideological priorities.

Driving the news: MAGA's digital army — backed by the Trump administration — has scoured the internet to find and report comments celebrating or mocking Kirk's killing, resulting in hundreds of firings. • The campaign reached a crescendo when ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel after his remarks about Kirk, following FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's warning that the network could face consequences if it failed t

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