{"id":92343,"date":"2025-09-18T09:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92343"},"modified":"2025-09-19T06:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:21:50","slug":"pence-we-need-to-resist-putting-america-on-trial-in-wake-of-kirk-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92343","title":{"rendered":"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Vice President Mike Pence urged the country to \u201cresist putting America on trial\u201d in the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, adding that democracy depends on a \u201cheavy dose of civility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pence, speaking on CNBC on Thursday morning, said the person suspected of killing Kirk should be \u201cbrought to justice,\u201d and acknowledged that Americans can improve the way they engage in political discourse. But he asserted that First Amendment rights should be defended in the wake of Kirk\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility,\u201d he said in the interview. \u201cBut Charlie Kirk was a champion of the First Amendment, a champion of free and open debate. He ultimately died defending it. And I think on that principle, we should stand and ensure that it’s part of his legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Handfuls of individuals have been targeted online for their comments on Kirk\u2019s death, sparking firings across media<\/a> and education<\/a>. In recent days, the Pentagon has cracked down on employees<\/a> accused of mocking Kirk\u2019s death online, leading to firings and suspensions surrounding their posts.<\/p>\n

Pence noted that the First Amendment does not protect “entertainers” from being fired, after Disney moved to pull Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show from its programming Wednesday, saying the comedian \u201ccrossed a line, and he answered for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s how a private marketplace works,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kimmel came under fire from the right this week after saying on his show that conservatives were \u201cdesperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the interview, Pence pointed to the Black Lives Matter protests in Minnesota in 2020 as a moment of political turmoil, when he said individuals were delivering supplies like bricks and crowbars to vandalize the windows of local store owners \u2014 reports that the Anti-Defamation League has claimed are disproven<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there are organizations, interests or resources that are supporting anarchy in this country, I think they need to answer for that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pence continued, saying he believes America doesn\u2019t have a \u201cpolitical\u201d problem, but instead a \u201cmoral\u201d one.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should follow the facts, and I think we need to resist putting America on trial every time evil claims the heart of someone and they do violence against one of our countrymen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Vice President Mike Pence urged the country to \u201cresist putting America on trial\u201d in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nPence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing - Marin & theNation Resists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing - Marin & theNation Resists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Vice President Mike Pence urged the country to \u201cresist putting America on trial\u201d in...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Marin & theNation Resists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-18T16:15:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-19T13:21:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rfoldnc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rfoldnc\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92343\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"rfoldnc\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac47b413e99c879e4bcfff90e2c55980\"},\"headline\":\"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-18T16:15:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-19T13:21:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92343\"},\"wordCount\":411,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92343\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979\",\"name\":\"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing - Marin & theNation Resists\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-18T16:15:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-19T13:21:50+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/\",\"name\":\"Marin & theNation Resists\",\"description\":\"Marin\/National Democratic Resistance to the MAGA Monstrosity\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Marin & theNation Resists\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marinresists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-trump-2983195_1280-1-3.png?fit=1521%2C503&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marinresists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-trump-2983195_1280-1-3.png?fit=1521%2C503&ssl=1\",\"width\":1521,\"height\":503,\"caption\":\"Marin & theNation Resists\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac47b413e99c879e4bcfff90e2c55980\",\"name\":\"rfoldnc\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d54dcdc3d93abab84427274fb627f7e6ce5b14615a09ec125257304c07d1345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d54dcdc3d93abab84427274fb627f7e6ce5b14615a09ec125257304c07d1345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"rfoldnc\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/marinresists.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing - Marin & theNation Resists","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing - Marin & theNation Resists","og_description":"Former Vice President Mike Pence urged the country to \u201cresist putting America on trial\u201d in...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979","og_site_name":"Marin & theNation Resists","article_published_time":"2025-09-18T16:15:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-19T13:21:50+00:00","author":"rfoldnc","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rfoldnc","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92343"},"author":{"name":"rfoldnc","@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac47b413e99c879e4bcfff90e2c55980"},"headline":"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing","datePublished":"2025-09-18T16:15:08+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-19T13:21:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92343"},"wordCount":411,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92343","url":"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979","name":"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing - Marin & theNation Resists","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-09-18T16:15:08+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-19T13:21:50+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/mike-pence-charlie-kirk-first-amendment-00570979#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pence: \u2018We need to resist putting America on trial\u2019 in wake of Kirk killing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/","name":"Marin & theNation Resists","description":"Marin\/National Democratic Resistance to the MAGA Monstrosity","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#organization","name":"Marin & theNation Resists","url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marinresists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-trump-2983195_1280-1-3.png?fit=1521%2C503&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/marinresists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-cropped-trump-2983195_1280-1-3.png?fit=1521%2C503&ssl=1","width":1521,"height":503,"caption":"Marin & theNation Resists"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac47b413e99c879e4bcfff90e2c55980","name":"rfoldnc","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d54dcdc3d93abab84427274fb627f7e6ce5b14615a09ec125257304c07d1345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d54dcdc3d93abab84427274fb627f7e6ce5b14615a09ec125257304c07d1345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rfoldnc"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/marinresists.com"],"url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?author=1"}]}},"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","depicter-thumbnail":"","covernews-slider-full":"","covernews-slider-center":"","covernews-featured":"","covernews-medium":"","covernews-medium-square":"","bdpp-medium":"","psacp-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"rfoldnc","author_link":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","tag_info":"Uncategorized","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":92357,"url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92357","url_meta":{"origin":92343,"position":0},"title":"Cruz says First Amendment \u2018absolutely protects hate speech\u2019 in wake of Charlie Kirk killing","author":"rfoldnc","date":"September 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) defended constitutional protections for hate speech in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of conservative organizer Charlie Kirk. In an interview with POLITICO\u2019s Rachael Bade, Cruz said people who engage in hate speech are not \u201cimmune from the consequences of your speech,\u201d expressing support for companies\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":92341,"url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92341","url_meta":{"origin":92343,"position":1},"title":"Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, to helm TPUSA","author":"rfoldnc","date":"September 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The board of conservative youth organization Turning Point USA voted unanimously to hand over the reins of the group to Erika Kirk, widow of political activist Charlie Kirk. In a statement, the group said Thursday that Charlie Kirk had expressed to executives that he wished for his wife to take\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":92379,"url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92379","url_meta":{"origin":92343,"position":2},"title":"\u2018A uniquely dangerous time?\u2019: The aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing | The Conversation","author":"rfoldnc","date":"September 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In the aftermath of the killing of conservative organizer Charlie Kirk, Politico\u2019s Global Editor-In-Chief John Harris observes that there are few, if any, national figures who are spreading a message of unity. We\u2019re at a point, he says, \u201cwhere almost every news event very quickly does become politicized, and people\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":92377,"url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92377","url_meta":{"origin":92343,"position":3},"title":"\u2018Now it\u2019s personal\u2019: Young conservatives vow to continue Kirk\u2019s work","author":"rfoldnc","date":"September 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Charlie Kirk emboldened a new generation of conservatives. His killing Wednesday as he addressed a crowd on a college campus has left those he brought into politics grieving \u2014 and vowing to continue his mission. Nearly every young conservative staffer in Washington was involved with Kirk\u2019s enormous youth organizing group\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":92389,"url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92389","url_meta":{"origin":92343,"position":4},"title":"Charlie Kirk\u2019s death exposes absence of a leader to calm America","author":"rfoldnc","date":"September 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The assassination of Charlie Kirk sparked a cacophony of condemnations and grief from leaders across the political spectrum. But missing from the din was the voice of a unifying political leader calling for calm. No one appeared well positioned to play the soothing role that has fallen in the past\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":92339,"url":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=92339","url_meta":{"origin":92343,"position":5},"title":"Obama scolds media companies: Get a spine","author":"rfoldnc","date":"September 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Barack Obama has waded into the national spotlight for a second time this week, scolding media companies for caving to Trump administration complaints by suspending Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show and adopting the cancel culture they once denounced. Obama said Thursday that the Kimmel decision is part of an alarming attack\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92343"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92344,"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92343\/revisions\/92344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}