Following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many public officials, including right-wing politicians, shared social media posts in honor of him. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared her own posts about Kirk, but one that stood out was one she shared in her Instagram Stories. It was in response to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that linked Kirk’s death to an earthquake that happened the night Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University.
Although Instagram Stories typically go away after a specified amount of time, there are screenshots on the internet of Leavitt’s response, which was a simple “wow.”
However, her apparent agreement or at least thoughtfulness at the comparison and link with Kirk’s death and the earthquake has drummed up discussion.
Karoline Leavitt shared this tweet explaining how an earthquake (very common in Utah) demonstrated God’s anger after Charlie Kirk’s death pic.twitter.com/Omm8m7rrEr
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Karoline Leavitt shared a post that compared Charlie Kirk’s death to a Bible passage.
The post that Leavitt responded to on Instagram was originally posted on X. In it, a user wrote about Bible scripture linked to an earthquake in Utah on the night when Kirk was shot and killed in the same state.
“On the night Charlie was shot, a 4.1 earthquake struck Utah,” they wrote. “In scripture, 40 represents trials; 41 signifies a shift. It hit at 5:57 local time, 7:57 Eastern. Acts 7:57 describes Stephen, the first martyr, stoned as the crowd silenced his truth. The Bible says the earth trembles when God is angry. That night, as a voice was silenced, the ground groaned.”
Leavitt’s response of “wow” to the post does not necessarily mean she agrees with the link between Kirk’s death and anger from God about what happened to him.
However, the meaning behind the cited scripture does lend more levity to the original post about Kirk and the earthquake that happened hours after Kirk was shot.
According to Bible Hub, Acts 7:57 details an attack on a Christian deacon named Stephen, who spoke publicly about Jesus and his belief in Jesus as the son of God.
According to scripture, a mob rushed at him to attack him and covered their ears because they didn’t believe in what he was seeing.
Going by the X post, where the user mentioned 7:57 and said that the Utah earthquake happened at 7:57 p.m. EST, it sounds like they are comparing Stephen in the Bible to Kirk in real life.
Kirk was known for openly discussing his beliefs, both religious and political. And now, some believe that Leavitt agrees with the comparison.
