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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(13,006 posts)
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:17 PM Sep 2025

Charlie Kirk called for eliminating sign language interpreters during emergency briefings: "It's a distraction"

CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): I'm gonna say this just off the cuff before I introduce our guest. Can we please just go away with half the screen during these emergency briefings to the sign language interpreters? I have nothing against, obviously, people that cannot hear, but there's closed captioning. I mean, this is just over the top. We can't do this. We gotta get back to how it used to be. It's just, oh, it's just too much. It's a distraction is what it is. The reason is they do these emergency briefings for fires or terrorist attacks, and you're looking at this and you're not listening. I don't like it. So we got — we just gotta — closed captioning's perfectly fine. I think we have to — we gotta get back to basics here. 

https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-calls-eliminating-sign-language-interpreters-during-emergency-briefings

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Charlie Kirk called for eliminating sign language interpreters during emergency briefings: "It's a distraction" (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 OP
Sounds a lot like Trump newdeal2 Sep 2025 #1
He was a fast talking hatemonger BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 #2
It isn't a "distraction" for Cha Sep 2025 #3
He's dead. Iggo Sep 2025 #4
He dead. Conjuay Sep 2025 #5
Statues and monuments coming to a town near you. Lets not forget who he truly was BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 #9
Charlie Kirk Human Garbage 617Blue Sep 2025 #6
What the hell? Sign language interpreters have been around for over 50 years! Iris Sep 2025 #7
Well next time I need his opinion mr715 Sep 2025 #8

newdeal2

(4,840 posts)
1. Sounds a lot like Trump
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:21 PM
Sep 2025

Has to share his stupid opinion on everything because he has no self control.

Cha

(317,108 posts)
3. It isn't a "distraction" for
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 03:12 AM
Sep 2025

those who aren't able to hear Or for those who care about the less fortunate.

That requires having a heart & soul..

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(13,006 posts)
9. Statues and monuments coming to a town near you. Lets not forget who he truly was
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 09:56 AM
Sep 2025

GOP are going to use his blessed memory to coalesce around

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