Posted on 09/14/2025 1:18:11 PM PDT by lightman
TMZ founder Harvey Levin is facing massive backlash after his staff was caught on camera cheering the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative leader gunned down on a college campus this week. The clip sparked outrage online, with YouTube users flooding Levin’s channel with thumbs-down reactions and angry comments.
At first, Levin tried to deflect, claiming the cheers were about a “car chase” unrelated to Kirk. But now, with public pressure mounting, Levin is changing his tune—and issuing a grim warning.
“I am not gonna mince words. I fear a civil war,” Levin said. “Charlie Kirk is different. This is not a politician. This is somebody who was slaughtered for his views… and I am worried, as much as I have been my entire life, about democracy and America.”
Levin, a longtime observer of national unrest, referenced historic assassinations and upheaval: JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr. But this time, he said, something feels different—because Kirk wasn’t part of the political machine. He was a grassroots threat to it.
Kirk built a movement that challenged leftist orthodoxy on college campuses, and for that, he became a target. His killing has sent shockwaves far beyond the conservative world. And now even figures like Levin—once dismissive of the Right—are beginning to realize just how fragile the culture has become.
"I am not gonna mince words. I fear a civil war," he said. "I have lived a long time, and I have seen a president assassinated. I have seen multiple attempts at killing presidents. I have seen civil rights leaders slain."
"I’ve seen presidential candidates slain. I have seen war. I have seen riots. But Charlie Kirk is different. This is not a politician. This is somebody who was slaughtered for his views and not pushing a particular, even political party. I think he had an ideology, and he was a young guy on college campuses," he added.
Despite his comments being too late, Levin expressed deep concern that some people now see political violence as a legitimate solution. He said he's more worried about America and the future of democracy than he’s ever been in his lifetime.
Well a civil war is what they want so they can have it..we bring our guns and they bring theirs, enough is enough..they want to play, lets play!
Must be a 'Rat if he is spouting the "our Democracy" nonsense. Democrats definitely want mob rule, which is not what we have.
We bring our guns, they bring their judges to put us in Jan6 jail
So it’s only “civil war” when it’s our side that’s perturbed? GFY, Harvey. And pay no attention to those footsteps coming up behind you.......
John Podesta outlined fomenting civil war for the 2020 election except that they managed to steal it. They are implementing it now. Assassinate some conservative leaders, stage false-flag attacks on blacks and illegals to frame some conservatives for, then away we go.
Seems like you want to grant John Podesta his wish.
The Left has been agitating for it.
The Left has been agitating for it.
The left has been goading for a hot war since Obama and probably earlier than that. Anything to bring the civil unrest to a head and impose Martial law. Then the tyranny can freely rule.
Harvey the Pipefitter. 30 year “partner” Andy Mauer.
He is desperate to get the narrative off of what his company consists of. We all saw it, Harvey.
Well, don’t start something if you can’t handle the consequences.
Leftists. ALWAYS the victims.
But he does accidentally illuminate the most important part. A private citizen has been murdered for his moral/ religious positions, not political positions. He was killed by a trans person for talking against trans people, not for “being a conservative”.
“””TMZ is a throbbing hemorrhoid in the rectum of civil society “””
I didn’t know they were still on tv.
from a poster on Instapundit:
“Let’s not bicker and argue about who assassinated who, and let’s get back to what’s really important: our boots stepping on your faces”
— Democrats
They want us all dead they have made that perfectly clear..so if this is the road they want to play I say OK lets play
Exactly.
Levin said if anyone would cheer for such a thing, they wouldn’t be working for him.
Well, we’re waiting.
When people resign that party, until it has 3 total members, he should be very afraid of the left.
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