Mediaite reports:
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk claimed in a Friday tweet that “several architects” believe the recent building collapse in Surfside, FL was an act of “domestic terrorism.”
Authorities have yet to give an update on the reason for the collapse, but during a Thursday news conference, the county’s mayor, Daniella Levine Cava (D), said it was a “structural engineering question.”
Despite Kirk’s claim, officials have not speculated that the collapse was an act of terrorism, with Governor Ron DeSantis (R) even saying that authorities “don’t want to get [it] wrong.”
As some on Twitter have noted, Kirk is afraid that the Surfside disaster will push Republicans to back the infrastructure bill.
I have spoken to several architects who believe that the building collapse in Surfside was not an act of nature. Many are saying this was “domestic terrorism”
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 25, 2021
I have spoken with several conspiracy theory experts and they believe that this tweet is how one starts.
— Jorge Orwell (@JorgeOrweII) June 25, 2021
I have spoken to several sane people, who believe that you are a grifting shithead who’ll say anything for attention. Many are saying that feeding a dumb conspiracy theory like this is “criminally irresponsible”. https://t.co/Xyn4CVnIDd
— Michael Marshall Smith (@ememess) June 25, 2021
professional grifters like this guy know the right wing base, and the right wing base wants more infowars https://t.co/Gyj6dUQlfG
— Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) June 25, 2021
Hey @charliekirk11 Do you think it's Trump supporters again? They committed the Jan 6 terrorist attack. Are you saying this is their latest attack? https://t.co/tf4O42VwKV
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) June 25, 2021
Trying to change the subject from those 100 buses you rented for the insurrection? https://t.co/mdaOm4lkSa
— Huh… (@CapitalistFool) June 25, 2021
This is an insanely irresponsible thing to tweet with zero evidence as families are still digging for their dead relatives. https://t.co/fuO44tsSrQ
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) June 25, 2021