Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro says he will never again appear at an outdoor event following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
But he promised he will continue speaking on college campuses and other venues despite the increased danger.
Outdoor Events Off Limits
“I’ve told my security team I will never again do an outdoor event,” Shapiro wrote in an op-ed for Bari Weiss’s The Free Press.
“There are too many vantage points, there are too many overlooks,” he explained.
Ben Shapiro
Shapiro said outdoor security is no longer feasible in the current climate.
“There’s an attempt right now to basically say, if you shut up, you will be safe,” Shapiro said.
“If you speak out politically, there’s a good shot that some unhinged actor is going to try and kill you.”
He warned that political figures are now direct targets at public events.