While the right has been using Kirk's assassination to drum up paranoia against the Left, Democratic Party mouthpieces have joined Republicans to unequivocally condemn the shooting. Figures who posture as left-wing politicians have made it clear they believe Nazi ideology—spread by Kirk and others—should be tolerated and protected.

Local government agencies implied that unhoused people were responsible for the damage.

The 2024 US presidential election highlights the limits of electoral politics under capitalism.