Chappelle, Jennifer Welch jokes about Kirk's murder part of pattern of leftists finding humor in violence
Chappelle and Welch are among several entertainers and commentators who have joked about political violence targeting conservatives or made remarks interpreted as encouraging such violence in recent years.
Key points
- However, it’s been a while, and maybe it’s time." 10 CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE JOKED ABOUT TRUMP'S DEATH, FROM KATHY GRIFFIN TO JIMMY KIMMEL The jokes about Trump continued even after the assassination attempts against him in 2024.
- Notably, Kirk had previously condemned the "armed maniac" who attacked Chappelle onstage in 2022 and called for harsher criminal charges against the attacker.
- CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD CALLS OUT DAVE CHAPPELLE'S KIRK COMMENTS, WOULDN'T WISH THEM 'ON MY WORST ENEMY' The promoting of President Donald Trump 's assassination began within hours of him being sworn into office in 2017.
That was for us," Welch said in response to comments made by Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet, saying it was for someone she knew personally who was killed in an act of gun violence.
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- Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel also drew controversy earlier this year for joking that First Lady Melania Trump had "the glow of an expectant widow" days before the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
- That June, actor Johnny Depp alluded to President Abraham Lincoln's assassination while discussing Trump, saying "When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?
- BILL MAHER TORCHES FAR-LEFT ASSASSINATION CULTURE AFTER STRING OF HIGH-PROFILE ATTACKS It's not just Trump and Kirk who have been the subject of violent rhetoric.
- Actress Bette Midler made multiple jokes at Paul's expense, writing in 2018, "Where’s Rand….
- Republican lawmakers have faced similar ire from prominent leftists.
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