Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during an Arizona campaign rally for President Trump in August 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Forhan campaign for comment.
Forhan’s social media posts have prompted significant pushback, both on the internet and from Republicans in the state, with many calling on him to withdraw from the race.
"No public servant should say that about any human being, much less somebody who was just assassinated," Ohio’s current attorney general, Republican Dave Yost, told Fox News Digital. "He just proved himself to be a petulant and undisciplined child, ill-suited to public office."
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, told Fox News Digital that Forhan’s posts are "probably demented publicity designed to get attention" and "score cheap political points."
LaRose added that "this kind of rhetoric" is becoming more "mainstream" in today’s Democratic Party.
YOUNG PEOPLE RESTORE CHARLIE KIRK MEMORIAL MURAL WITH BIBLE VERSES AFTER VANDALS DEFACE TRIBUTE
People hold candles and sing during a memorial and prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo)
"Ohio’s top law enforcement officer must serve as a guardian and defender of justice, not a cheerleader for violence," Cooke said. "A man who celebrates murder cannot lecture anyone on equality, fairness, or justice, let alone serve Ohioans. This is moral rot that we won’t tolerate."
In the wake of Kirk's death, numerous individuals both in government and the private sector have been publicly called out on social media for posting comments mocking or celebrating the death of the conservative activist.
The White House is seeking additional security funds from Congress for the executive and judicial branches as it navigates the aftermath of the assassination, Fox News Digital reported this week.
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