{"id":53959,"date":"2025-09-14T18:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=53959"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:39:46","slug":"department-of-war-suspends-army-colonel-scott-stephens-for-saying-charlie-kirk-deserved-to-be-assassinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=53959","title":{"rendered":"Department of War Suspends Army Colonel Scott Stephens for Saying Charlie Kirk Deserved to be Assassinated"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Army Colonel Scott Stephens was suspended after he publicly mocked the assassination of conservative activist and TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n

TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was brutally murdered at an event at Utah Valley University. Graphic video of Kirk getting shot in the neck with blood pouring out of his carotid artery was posted to social media \u2013 and Colonel Stephens said Kirk deserved this.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe death of Charlie Kirk in Utah was tragic. However, we can take comfort in the fact that Charlie was doing what he loved best \u2013 spreading messages of hate, racism, homophobia, misogyny and transphobia on college campuses. It also allows us to see who in our lives support those views. I would offer empathy, but Charlie hated empathy. As we have been told in the wake of so many other tragedies, we have to move on. We can\u2019t make this political,\u201d Stephens said in a social media post. <\/p>\n

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A Facebook user pushed back on Stephens and replied, \u201cHe did not deserve to be assassinated. What happened to freedom of speech? It isn\u2019t political. It\u2019s evil.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stephens replied, \u201c[Charlie] spent years inciting political violence to die the victim of it. Tragic, for sure. Certainly aren\u2019t going to argue that. But everyone shouldn\u2019t be shocked when the leopards actually eat your face.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Good Afternoon @DeptofWar<\/a> <\/p>\n

Army Colonel Scott Stephens believes Charlie Kirk deserved to be murdered and that anyone that holds his mainstream conservative views are evil. <\/p>\n

He is a radical leftist and unfit to lead our nations finest. @SecWar<\/a> @SeanParnellASW<\/a> @USArmy<\/a>\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/ScYsqhLKHC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H6GNneimsl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Colonel Stephens believes Charlie Kirk\u2019s beautiful Christian wife, Erika, deserves to be a widow. Stephens believes Kirk\u2019s two young babies deserve to be fatherless. <\/p>\n

What a monster. <\/p>\n

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth last week said his agency is tracking military personnel and DOW civilians who mock or celebrate the assassination of a fellow American.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of War has zero tolerance for it,\u201d spokesman Sean Parnell said.<\/p>\n

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We are tracking all these very closely \u2014 and will address, immediately. Completely unacceptable. https:\/\/t.co\/9weALT5Pb7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Stephens was suspended after his social media post was brought to the Department of War\u2019s attention. <\/p>\n

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BREAKING: Army Colonel Scott Stephens has been suspended following vile comments mocking Charlie\u2019s ass*ssinat*on<\/p>\n

FAFO https:\/\/t.co\/bHqTXBCgam<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GniljLPXxq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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