Michael Rapaport warns nobody secure from political violence after Kirk killing

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Comic Michael Rapaport warned left-wing figures who celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday that political violence may have an effect on anybody, together with them.

Within the newest episode of his "I Am Rapaport" podcast, the comic and actor denounced these celebrating Kirk’s killing and warned that political violence and different penalties may have an effect on any of them.

"And for anyone to suppose that you would be able to go surfing and say, ‘Yeah, I’m joyful about what occurred,’ and ‘Yeah, I help what occurred to Charlie Kirk,’ and excuse it and snigger about it and belittle –– I’m saying this with all due respect and no malice, anyone can get touched in a method that we don't need to get touched," he mentioned.

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Comic Michael Rapaport condemned the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and warned these celebrating his demise that they, too, may face political violence. (Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty; JOSH EDELSON / Getty)

Rapaport, an outspoken liberal and critic of President Donald Trump, started his dialogue on Kirk’s demise by condemning the killing .

"The homicide, assassination, killing of Charlie Kirk in entrance of the world is – that was horrible," he mentioned.

He then went on to criticize any public figures who would revel within the conservative activist’s demise.

"Any public individual that may, in any method, form, or type, help, snigger at, excuse, the general public killing of Charlie Kirk, is sick. Actually, actually, actually twisted," Rapaport mentioned.

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Charlie Kirk and his spouse, Erika Lane Frantzve and their two kids at Christmas in December 2024. (Charlie Kirk by way of Fb)

He warned public figures that they've "no management" over how the general public interprets their phrases or on-line statements, so they should watch what they are saying.

"So, in case you’re a information broadcaster, or a pundit, you've gotten a social media platform or all of the choices which can be accessible right now, and it any method, form, or type, you excuse or belittle that this man was shot in chilly blood in public, it may –– and may be –– any one in every of us."

He reiterated that there's "no excuse" for celebrating Kirk’s assassination.

"It’s 500% unacceptable," he declared. "And I'm saying that as anyone who I do know is brash and I do know I speak my s---, and I do know I’ve been offensive."

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Charlie Kirk, founder and government director of Turning Level USA, talking on the group’s Pupil Motion Summit in Tampa, Fla., July 22, 2022. (Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)

The comic continued, "So to not absolutely condemn what occurred to Charlie Kirk is unacceptable, 'trigger God forbid it’d occur to you."

"We don’t understand how we’re affecting folks. We don’t know what sort of sick lunatics are on the market."

Rapaport additionally pushed again on the concept that one political group particularly is celebrating Kirk’s demise.

"I’ve [heard] responses from throughout the board: White, Black, girls, trans, LGBT –– I’ve seen horrible folks celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk, with their face on wax, cameras in entrance of their face in 4K. And I don’t know what their political opinions are. I assure you, in case you went by way of all of them, they’re not all on this facet, and so they’re not all on that facet."