Republican Lawmakers Call For Elon Musk To Remove Graphic Video Of Charlie Kirk’s Death Off X

This is sure to stir up some debate on free speech.

Two Republican lawmakers have called for the graphic video showing the moment TPUSA Founder Charlie Kirk getting shot in the neck to be removed from social media platforms.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Lauren Boebert requested Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to removed the video showing the assassination.

"No one should be forced to relive this tragedy online."@RepLuna calls on Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok to remove the graphic videos circulating on social media of Charlie Kirk's assassination. pic.twitter.com/nP7SSxQRTH

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 11, 2025

Newsweek provided the full statements from Boebert and Luna:

Two Republican politicians have called on social media companies including X and Facebook to remove any graphic videos of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.

Newsweek reached out to Elon Musk, owner of the X platform, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok by email outside of business hours.

The killing of the high-profile conservative organizer at a Utah college campus has raised fears of more polarization in U.S. politics and concerns about increasing political violence.

On June 14, 2025, State Representative Melissa Hortman was killed in a shooting at her home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Earlier that morning, another Minnesota lawmaker, State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette, were shot in their home in nearby Champlin and hospitalized.

Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna said in a post on X that the site, along with Facebook and TikTok, should remove footage of the moment Kirk was killed.

“I am calling on @elonmusk, @finkd, and @tiktok_us to remove the horrifying videos of Charlie Kirk’s murder,” said Luna, referring to Musk, Zuckerberg and TikTok.

“He has a family, young children, and no one should be forced to relive this tragedy online. These are not the only graphic videos of horrifying murders circulating—at some point, social media begins to desensitize humanity. We must still value life. Please take them down.”

Fellow Republican Representative Lauren Boebert, from Colorado, said she appreciated Luna’s call and supported it.

Many people have called for the video to stay up because it’s waking people up about just how demonic the far-left really is:

. @RepLuna is now requesting for Elon Musk to censor and take down the videos of Charlie Kirk’s assasslnation.

I think the videos should stay up, because it’s waking people up— however, she now wants them removed.

Thoughts? (She’s tagged) pic.twitter.com/uWt1KydkQo

— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) September 11, 2025

Others are calling for it to be removed:

@elonmusk. please remove the video of the moment Charlie Kirk was shot. I accidentally scrolled past it at the exact moment, and I will never be the same again after seeing that. He has a family. I know this is a free speech platform, but please take it down. Thank you#MAGA

— John Sandor (@RealJohnSandor) September 11, 2025

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