Former Washington Post reporter Karen Attiah is threatening legal action against her ex-employer after she was fired by the newspaper for celebrating the brutal public murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Attiah is claiming that she is “now a victim” after being terminated earlier this month for social media posts glorifying Kirk’s political assassination.
The left-wing columnist was dismissed by the Post for “gross misconduct” after suggesting on Bluesky that she would not mourn a “white man that espoused violence.”
The outlet’s leadership said her remarks violated company policy.
The leftist Democracy Defenders Fund, which bills itself as a “nonpartisan, all-star team of experts dedicated to stopping the assault on democracy,” is representing Attiah.
In a letter sent to Post Chief Human Resources Officer Wayne Connell, the group claimed Attiah will “pursue all appropriate remedies” to challenge her termination.
“Ms. Attiah did not engage in any misconduct, much less in the ‘gross misconduct’ you allege in your letter of September 11, 2025,” the letter read.
“Rather, she did precisely the job you hired her to do as an opinion writer and acted fully in compliance with The Post’s own social media policy.”
The letter argued that Attiah “spoke truthfully