A conservative activist with a large X following says he has posted dozens of examples of people publicly celebrating or downplaying the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk, and that his effort has contributed to multiple employees being fired.
Ryan Fournier, who identifies as the national chair of Students for Trump and runs an X account with about 1.2 million followers, told Fox News Digital that since Kirk’s death he has received some 51,000 tips and posted material that has generated roughly 300 million views and about 15 million engagements. Fournier said he asked followers to send examples to [email protected] and that at least 76 people have been fired after their social media posts were highlighted on his account.
Fournier’s posts have named employees at national companies and local businesses, and have at times included employer contact information. He said one Apple employee, identified as Cody Ikerd, posted on social media, "Imagine having died such a horrible person that someone sharing your life’s work is considered ‘insensitive,’" and Fournier later posted what he said were Apple press contact emails and reported the employee’s firing.
In another instance, Fournier posted that an Old Navy employee, identified as Chance Williams, who used "she/they/enby/transfem" pronouns on social media had commented "Rest in piss, scum" in response to Kirk’s death; Fournier later posted that Williams had been fired. Fournier also posted that a fitness-instructor in Scottsdale, Arizona, identified as Jordyn Robinson, had been let go after her social media comments were shared. He said an educational interventionist in Arkansas was fired after he publicized a post in which she called Kirk’s death "divine justice."
Fournier’s account also drew attention to a Palmetto Bay, Florida, council member, Steve Cody, who allegedly posted online, "Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith & Wesson. Hallowed be their names." Cody has faced calls to resign from elected officials, including Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, who said Cody’s statements were "disturbing" and that "political violence has no place in America." Florida state Rep. Omar Blanco, whose district includes Palmetto Bay, said in a statement that "hate speech and mocking violence have no home in Palmetto Bay" and called for Cody to step down.
Kirk, a conservative activist and commentator, was fatally shot Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. Memorials honoring him have been held in the United States and abroad, including in Berlin. Authorities continue to investigate the killing.
Fournier described his effort as "fighting back," saying in an interview published by Fox News Digital that conservatives have had their careers and livelihoods destroyed for their views and that his project is about accountability. "This is not cancel culture," he said. "This is consequence culture. This is not an attack on the First Amendment. You want to praise an assassination? Fine. But don’t cry when your boss, your school board, or your community finds out what kind of sick, soulless person you really are."
The campaign has been echoed by other conservative influencer accounts, including LibsofTikTok, Robby Starbuck and Corey A. DeAngelis, according to Fox News. Critics on the left and some free-speech advocates have pushed back, saying that doxxing and public shaming tied to political speech can chill expression and carry out punitive consequences beyond legal accountability.
Employers and local officials named in the posts have reacted in differing ways, with some confirming personnel actions and others facing ongoing calls to investigate or remove officials from office. The incidents underscore heightened tensions over online reaction to political violence and the scrutiny of private speech by employers and political actors as officials and the public continue to wrestle with how to respond when individuals publicly appear to endorse or celebrate violence.