Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks at the Reagan Institute Summit on Education in Washington Sept. 18, 2025. (Connor McLaren/The Reagan Institute)
For example, Fox News Digital first reported that an administrator at George Washington University is no longer employed by the school after posting on social media "no thoughts, no prayers" following Kirk’s death.
Likewise, Fox News Digital reported that students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington painted over a rock Tuesday that Kirk supporters had crafted to honor his memory. The rock on campus is typically painted to promote various movements or causes on campus, Reagan Faulkner, president of UNCW’s chapter of College Republicans, told Fox News Digital.
"That is really, in and of itself, is a crime of personal integrity, when those kinds of things happen," McMahon said about ruined tributes to Kirk on campuses.
Kirk, 31, was killed after suffering a gunshot wound in the neck during his "American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University Sept. 10. The shooting suspect, Tyler Robinson, was charged Monday with aggravated murder, along with other charges.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WHO CALLED KIRK'S ASSASSINATION 'FAIR' NO LONGER EMPLOYED
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attends the executive order signing ceremony to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department in the East Room of the White House March 20, 2025, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
"And I think that that's going to be a great part of his legacy that will live on," McMahon said. "And I think we've opened many more doors and many more opportunities for that civil discourse with the incredibly unfortunate and sad tragedy of his assassination."
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has vowed to take action against those who have cheered for Kirk’s death on social media, and cast blame on the "radical left" for recent political violence.
"The radical left has done tremendous damage to the country," Trump told reporters Tuesday. "But we’re fixing it."
Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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