Whoopi Goldberg Offers Powerful Advice for Would-Be Assassins Amid Charlie Kirk Death Rumors

In the wake of swirling online rumors surrounding conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s alleged death — which remain unconfirmed and unverified — television host Whoopi Goldberg has reportedly stepped into the chaos with an unexpected message: “If you think violence solves problems, you’re already part of the problem.”

The comments, which circulated across social media after an edited clip from The View went viral, were widely interpreted as a direct response to escalating extremist rhetoric online. While Goldberg never mentioned Kirk by name, she warned against what she called “keyboard executioners — people who fantasize about assassination instead of conversation.”

“You don’t fix a country by killing each other,” she said. “You fix it by voting, by speaking, by organizing — not by playing pretend vigilante.”

Political analysts say Goldberg’s remarks — regardless of intent — landed at a delicate moment. Social media platforms have recently seen a spike in users openly fantasizing about political violence, with some commenters treating assassination as entertainment rather than a crime.

Critics accused Goldberg of using tragedy to lecture her opponents, while supporters praised her for saying what many public figures refused to: that ideological wars should not become literal ones.