Fox News' Jesse Watters declared, "They are at war with us!" after activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday afternoon.
  • The Velour Fog @lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Isn’t the word “assassinate” reserved for elected officials? Why tf is the media using this language for this jabroni who was a civilian?

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      No, monarchs and heirs can be assassinated as can appointed officials. It refers to all public figures killed for reasons relating to their being a public figure