Conservative PAC Targets Educators Who Applaud Charlie Kirk’s Killing, Rejects Left’s Free Speech Claims

A leading conservative political action committee has launched a nationwide campaign to identify educators celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk, saying such behavior has no place in classrooms. The move pushes back on arguments from the left that holding teachers accountable for public posts infringes on free speech.

Stefano Forte, executive director of the 1776 Project PAC, told Fox News Digital that a new form on the group’s website lets people report teachers or administrators who justified Kirk’s murder online. He said the submission page has already generated an “endless stream of tips.”

“Many people are essentially happy that Charlie Kirk has been killed. And these people are in charge of the next generations,” Forte said.

As conservatives have stepped up efforts to highlight hateful commentary about Kirk, some progressives have accused the right of suppressing speech. Forte dismissed that charge as “ridiculous.”
“When they had social power, they didn’t care about our free speech at all,” he said. “They didn’t care who was canceled for having basic Republican opinions, or fired for supporting Trump, or even for retweeting Charlie Kirk. The only speech they want protected is their own.”

Forte stressed that the initiative is not about censorship. “No one is saying they can’t talk. They can post whatever they want—but there are consequences,” he said. “If you’re openly celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk, you shouldn’t be teaching children. That’s not about free speech; it’s about judgment and character. These are cruel people, and it’s dangerous to have them in classrooms.”

Social media posts that praise or excuse Kirk’s death have circulated in academic circles, and several of the posters have since lost their jobs. Fox News Digital reported that one George Washington University administrator wrote online that it was “fair” Kirk was killed and that he felt “no thoughts” and “no prayers” over the tragedy.

“It also points to something bigger: if you’re okay with Charlie Kirk being killed, then you’re likely okay with people who agree with him—or people further right than him—being killed too,” Forte said. “That’s a serious problem. So yes, we’re amplifying their speech. They chose to make it public. We’re just making sure people know what they said.”

The administrator’s Facebook post drew 37 likes or “loves,” some from faculty at other universities. Forte argued that such reactions reveal how far the problem extends.
“The rot is incredibly deep,” he said. “Some far-left organizations, like DSA, even put out PSAs telling their members what to post. It shows how many of these people are out there, self-reporting. They’ve gotten so comfortable in the cancel culture they built that they assumed only right-wingers could ever get in trouble for speaking their mind. They thought nothing would happen to them.”

The PAC’s campaign adds to growing scrutiny of educators’ online comments following the Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University, where Kirk was gunned down while addressing a campus audience.