The Pentagon has “zero tolerance” for any civilian or military personnel who mocks Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a spokesman said on Thursday.
“It is unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American,” Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman and senior adviser, wrote in a post on X. “The Department of War has zero tolerance for it.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared Parnell’s post on the social media platform.
“We are tracking all these very closely—and will address, immediately. Completely unacceptable,” the Pentagon head wrote in response.
The statement came just a day before officials in Utah and the FBI announced an arrest had been made over Kirk’s assassination. Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, of Washington, Utah, was arrested, said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox in a news conference on Friday morning….