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High-profile conservative figures lead calls for critics of Charlie Kirk to be fired

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By A Martínez,

Huo Jingnan

Published September 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM EDT

Vice President Vance and other high-profile political figures have called for people who speak negatively online about the assassination of Charlie Kirk to lose their jobs.

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A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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Huo Jingnan (she/her) is an assistant producer on NPR's investigations team.

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