Oxford Union president-elect celebrated Charlie Kirk’s murder
Posted on: Sep 13, 2025 04:03 IST | Posted by: Rt
< warm data-start="130" data-end="193">The president-elect of the prestigious Oxford unification debating bon ton, saint george Abaraonye, who had sparred with Charlie Kirk earlier this year, mocked the murder of his conservative opponent in a series of social media posts he has since retracted.
Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Wednesday during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in what authorities have called a targeted political assassination. Shortly after the news broke, Abaraonye, who is due to assume the Union presidency in January 2026, posted celebratory messages on WhatsApp and Instagram.
“CHARLIE KIRK GOT SHOT LET’S F****** GO,” he wrote in a WhatsApp group chat, according to screenshots circulated among Oxford students and British media. He also added, “SCOREBOARD FN,” a reference to video game kill statistics. On Instagram, he posted: “Charlie Kirk got shot loool.”
Abaraonye, who had debated Kirk on “toxic masculinity” in May, acknowledged the remarks, calling them “impulsive” and made “prior to Charlie being pronounced dead.”
He insisted “nobody deserves to be the victim of political violence,” but argued that Kirk’s “horrific and dehumanising statements” on gun rights, Gaza, and LGBTQ issues had shaped his “raw, unprocessed response.” He also complained that the media had “ignored” his retraction while amplifying the deleted comments.
The Oxford Union leadership quickly moved to distance itself. Current president Moosa Harraj condemned Abaraonye’s remarks as “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable,” stressing they do not represent the Union’s values. Former Union president James Price resigned from its charitable trust in protest, saying the president-elect had “doubled down” instead of apologizing.
Oxford University, formally independent from the Union, said it “deplores comments appearing to endorse violence.” Baroness Valerie Amos, master of University College, where Abaraonye studies, called the remarks “abhorrent” but confirmed no disciplinary action would be taken, saying they did not breach free speech rules.
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