Overview
- The State Department said on X it has revoked visas of at least six people from Germany, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil and Paraguay for celebrating or justifying the killing.
- The Department withheld names while sharing anonymized posts and said more revocations may follow.
- Germany’s embassy noted it stands ready to assist the affected citizen, and U.S. officials said the country is not obliged to admit those who wish Americans dead.
- At a Rose Garden ceremony, President Trump posthumously awarded Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with Erika Kirk accepting and Argentina’s President Javier Milei among attendees.
- The steps have intensified disputes over free expression and media freedom as the accused shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, remains charged with murder and eligible for the death penalty.