Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is demanding that the Trump administration pull federal funding from schools where teachers or staff have “celebrated” the assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. In a direct message to the U.S. Department of Education, Mace called for not only defunding those institutions—but firing the individuals involved.
“We are urging Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to take decisive action to cut off federal funding from any elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educational institution refusing to hold teachers or administrators accountable for celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk,” Mace posted on X, along with a signed letter addressed to McMahon.
The South Carolina congresswoman added: “We stand ready to work with Secretary McMahon to ensure taxpayer dollars never fund hate, extremism, or violence inside our schools. We don’t fund hate. We fire it.”
That line—“We don’t fund hate. We fire it.”—drives home Mace’s demand: immediate consequences, not just policy statements.
Mace also took to social media to call on South Carolinians to report educators or government employees who have reacted to Kirk’s murder with anything less than condemnation.
“Those celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk have no place shaping young minds or living off taxpayer dollars,” she wrote. “If you know of any professor, teacher, or public employee in South Carolina who is excusing or celebrating this violence, contact our office immediately. You want a fight? You’ve got one.”
The letter to McMahon urges the Department of Education to investigate and penalize any institutions that fail to take internal disciplinary action. The message is clear: schools that won’t fire those responsible should expect to lose federal dollars.
No official response has yet come from Secretary McMahon or the Department of Education.
