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Randi Weingarten, director of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), will hold a virtual event on Tuesday to promote her new book about educators’ struggles with the “fascist regime” – less than a week after Charlie Kirk’s shocking assassination, reportedly inspired by anti-fascist ideology.
Virtual events are scheduled for Tuesday, 4pm Eastern Time According to its website, chaired by an organization called Emerge, which “recruits, trains and provides a strong network for democratic women who want to run for office.”
The event will focus on Weinding’s new book: “Why Fascists worry about it” teacher“and will include Emerge President and CEO A’Shanti F. Gholar.
Fox News Digital approached the American Federation of Teachers and showed up to ask if the event had been assassinated by Kirk or if Weingarten would resolve his death, but received no response. The promotions for this event are still active on Emerge’s website.
Weingarten’s book, which hit the bookshelf on Tuesday, elaborated on her view of what she calls fascist ideology and how it “destroys democracy, opportunity and public education.”
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, spoke before the Department of Education in Washington on March 13, 2025. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
“Attacks on schools and teachers have long been a hallmark of the fascist regime: throughout history, as many dictators took power, they began to ban books and control the curriculum.” “Fascists are afraid of teachers because teachers have cultivated them.” Be educated And give people a population that can see past propaganda and panic strategies. Fascists are afraid of teachers because they teach young people how to think on their own. ”
Media experts and conservatives have been pointing to the left claiming that the years of conservative figures such as Kirk are “fascists.”
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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, distributed Maga Hats to the public at an event in California. Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025. (Michael Ho Wai Lee/sopa image/Lightrocket via Get Tomage)
Kirk, who co-founded the American Turn Point (TPUSA) in 2018, was assassinated Wednesday at the TPUSA event at Utah Valley University when a shot rang out and hit a conservative political leader in the neck. Investigators said officials identified Tyler Robinson as the suspect in the case, detaining Robinson late Thursday after he admitted to the violence to his father.
Robinson, 22, was in a “special watch” state during his detention until a mental health assessment was completed.
Senior investigators told Fox News Digital that officials are also interviewing Robinson’s romantic partner, who is currently working with officials to transition to women.
Republican Utah Governor Spencer Cox told the media Friday that the suspect brought him an anti-fascist message engraved on the inscriptions on the turret he attacked, such as “Hey, Fascism! Catch it!” As investigators continued to comb through their lives, the suspect’s motivation to kill Kirk.
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Kirk, 31, has left his wife Erika and their two 1 and 3-year-old children. His funeral is scheduled to be held in Arizona on September 21, with the president going to attend Donald Trump and other executive leaders.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel were assassinated at a press conference with Charlie Kirk of the University of Utah in Orem, Utah on September 11, 20025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Numbers)
The American Teachers Federation condemned “political violence” after being assassinated.
“Let us know: violence will never be,” she posted xWednesday. “Political violence is never possible. Gun violence destroys life. My prayer is with Charlie Kirk, his family and everyone who attended this horrible event.”
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She posted it to X Sunday. “We must condemn it explicitly. I hope this tragedy has inspired serious conversations about the role social media plays in spreading fear, hatred and false information.”
American Federation of Teachers Chairman Randi Weingarten delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Weingarten’s book column against “fascists” is a full-time media during the election cycle against the second Trump administration in 2024, warning that the Democratic vote is “the best defense against tyranny and fascism.”
“The November election will determine our actions as a nation. It is indeed possible, but the elimination of the rights and freedoms we cherish is also the same,” Windaton said at its annual conference in Houston in July 2024.
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“Historists… study the threat to democracy and the conclusions of how fascists come to power, which is rarely a dramatic event or attack that puts fascism in the doorway.
