Charlie Kirk shooting: Who is Karen Attiah? Washington Post columnist fired after comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination
Karen Attiah was dismissed from The Washington Post after a controversial Bluesky post regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination. Her refusal to engage in "performative mourning" for Kirk, whom she accused of espousing violence, sparked widespread criticism. Conservatives and some colleagues deemed her remarks insensitive and divisive, leading to her termination, which the Washington Post Guild condemned as wrongful.
Karen Attiah was dismissed from The Washington Post after a controversial Bluesky post regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination. Her refusal to engage in "performative mourning" for Kirk, whom she accused of espousing violence, sparked widespread criticism. Conservatives and some colleagues deemed her remarks insensitive and divisive, leading to her termination, which the Washington Post Guild condemned as wrongful.
