Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has sent a letter to the leaders of major social media companies, urging them to take action against posts and accounts that celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kirk was a Christian conservative leader known for his influence among millions of Americans.
In his letter, Congressman Higgins stated, “Please be advised that your platforms are rightfully expected to expeditiously remove all posts that have celebrated the political assassination of Charlie Kirk. Further, the authors of these posts are to be identified and banned from your platform, as well as any new pages they may create.”
He continued by emphasizing the seriousness of the issue: “Gleeful celebration of the heinous murder of an American citizen, brazenly published within the public forums of social media, is not to be tolerated within the accepted and legal parameters of a free and humane society, and I have initiated a Congressional effort to force accountability. If you shield these offenders, section 230 will not protect your platform from vigorous exposure.”
Clay Higgins has represented Louisiana’s 3rd district in Congress since 2017 after succeeding Charles Boustany. Before joining Congress, he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Higgins was born in New Orleans in 1961 and currently resides in Lafayette.
The full text of Congressman Higgins’ letter can be found online.
