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- JD Vance encouraged people to report anyone celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder to their employer."Call them out," Vance said on Monday. "And hell, call their employer."Companies had already begun firing employees for their public comments about Kirk after his death.
Vice President JD Vance has a suggestion for Americans: Tell employers if their staff are celebrating the killing of Charlie Kirk.
"When you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out," Vance said on Monday. "And hell, call their employer."
The vice president made the comments as he wrapped up a roughly two-hour-long broadcast of The Charlie Kirk Show, which he guest-hosted in remembrance of the conservative activist.
Vance cast efforts to report people to their employers as part of a broader duty of civil society in the wake of Kirk's death, telling viewers that "you have a role too in civil society."
"We don't believe in political violence, but we do believe in civility," Vance said. "And there is no civility in the celebration of political assassination."
Companies had already begun firing employees for their comments on social media about Kirk in the wake of his shooting last Wednesday. The comments of the affected employees have ranged from posts making light of Kirk's death to a refusal to publish fliers for one of his memorials, actions which the companies say violated internal policies.
Those companies include major corporations like Microsoft, Office Depot, and Delta Air Lines, along with media organizations like MSNBC and The Washington Post.
On Friday, before Microsoft released a statement about the "views expressed by a small subset of our employees regarding recent events," Elon Musk publicly questioned Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella over unverified reports that employees at Blizzard, a video game company owned by Microsoft, had posted comments criticizing Kirk.
