Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday warned immigrants against “praising, rationalizing or making light of” Charlie Kirk’s killing, writing on social media, “foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country.” Kirk had a long history of demonizing immigrants and promoted the white supremacist conspiracy theory known as the “great replacement,” including these remarks in 2024.

Charlie Kirk: “The 'great replacement' strategy, which is well underway every single day on our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different.”