WASHINGTON, D.C. Oct 14, 2025 – In a fiery appearance on *The Charlie Kirk Show*, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt laid down the law on foreign visitors who bite the hand that grants them entry: If you’re cheering for America’s downfall—or worse, celebrating the murder of one of its loudest defenders—your visa is gone.
“Having a visa to this country is a privilege, it is not a right—and if you’re wishing death upon America, you won’t be welcomed here anymore,” Leavitt declared, her words slicing through the post-assassination grief still raw from last month’s tragedy. The clip, shared by the official White House Rapid Response account, has ignited a firestorm of support online, racking up thousands of likes and reposts in hours.
Leavitt’s remarks come amid the Trump administration’s swift crackdown on visa holders who gloated over the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA. Kirk was gunned down in September during an open debate at a TPUSA event on the Utah Valley University campus—a brazen hit that shocked conservatives and prompted vows of vengeance from the right. President Trump honored the fallen firebrand Tuesday—on what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday—with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a posthumous nod to the kid who built a movement from campus chaos.
But the real payback? Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s State Department has already yanked visas from at least a half-dozen foreign nationals caught red-handed celebrating the killing. Targets include an Argentine who sneered Kirk “deserves to burn in hell” for his “racist, xenophobic” rhetoric; a South African dubbing the mourning crowds “white nationalist trailer trash”; a Mexican proclaiming some folks “deserve to die” to make the world better; a Brazilian lamenting Kirk “DIED TOO LATE”; a German shrugging that “when fascists die, democrats don’t complain”; and a Paraguayan calling him a “son of a b****” who “died by his own rules.”
A State Department official didn’t mince words: “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans. They pledged to keep hunting down visa abusers, from pro-Hamas agitators shutting down campuses to cartel cronies and CCP spies. “President Trump and Secretary Rubio will defend our borders, our culture, and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws,” the official added. “Aliens who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.”
Leavitt expanded the theme in her interview, tying it to broader anti-American antics: “If you hate our country, if you are inciting violence, if you are siding with terrorists—we have revoked the visas of pro-Hamas individuals in our country who were engaging in some of the campus shutdowns and locking down American universities.” No tolerance for “illegal behavior,” she said—no free rides for those cozying up to assassins.
The policy has sparked cheers from MAGA corners and howls from the usual suspects. Libs of TikTok blasted the clip with a simple “BOOM🔥🔥🔥,” drawing over 70,000 views and hundreds of reposts. Critics? Crickets so far, drowned out by the roar of approval.
In a nation still reeling from Kirk’s loss—a voice that rallied millions against the woke tide—this isn’t just bureaucracy. It’s a signal: America First means drawing lines in the sand, visas be damned. If you can’t play nice on our turf, pack your bags.