The Texas college student who was expelled after mocking Charlie Kirk‘s horrific assassination set up a fundraiser to ‘grow from this experience,’ he claimed on GoFundMe.
Devion Canty Jr. was captured on video disrespectfully reenacting the conservative commentator’s murder during a memorial event held on the Texas State University campus.
‘Charlie Kirk got hit in the neck, b***h,’ the student said in the footage, slapping his neck and acting as though his body was recoiling from the impact of a bullet.
He then walked through the crowd, climbed a statue and again mockingly mimicked getting shot in the neck.
This time, Canty dropped to the ground, continuing to disparage Kirk.
In the footage, the student muttered ‘f*** that n****’ as he walked away from the memorial and spit on the ground.
A different Texas State student was heard saying: ‘You’re gonna get expelled, dude.’
The video quickly exploded on social media, leading to widespread backlash.
Texas Governor Gregg Abbott was among those leading the charge, urging the school to ‘expel this student immediately’ and saying that ‘mocking assassination must have consequences.’
TXST president Dr. Kelly Damphousse soon confirmed that the university had dismissed the student in the video from the institution.
Damphousse said: ‘I will not tolerate behavior that mocks, trivializes, or promotes violence on our campuses. It is antithetical to our TXST values.’
Canty offered his version of the story on GoFundMe, saying that he ‘had to choose between immediate expulsion or withdrawing’ from TXST.
The former TXST student wrote: ‘I made the decision to withdraw – not because I wanted to leave, but for my own safety and the well-being of the campus community.’
‘Unfortunately, the only public narrative out there is that I am an “out-of-control, disrespectful young Black man.”
In reality, I am a passionate student who made a mistake in the heat of the moment after being repeatedly disrespected—spit on, called racial slurs, and witnessing women being cursed at and pushed around.’
The Texas State University student repeatedly mocked Charlie Kirk’s assassination during a memorial event
Video footage showed him slapping his own neck, ‘recoiling’ and saying: ‘Charlie Kirk got hit in the neck, b—h’
The student then climbed the base of the statue and repeated the action yet again
Canty added that his actions ‘weren’t perfect’ but stressed that he ‘did not harm anyone.’
He said he wants to pursue his education ‘elsewhere’ or take the ‘necessary steps’ to return to TXST. It is unclear what those steps might be.
Canty wrote: ‘I still believe in my education and my future, and I would love to be welcomed back on campus one day.’
His fundraiser’s featured photo is an X post that Kirk published on May 2, 2024 – in which the conservative commentator wrote: ‘Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There’s ugly speech. There’s gross speech. There’s evil speech.
‘And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment.
‘Keep America free.’
The GoFundMe is simply titled ‘going back to txst.’
Users on social media blasted his attempt to raise money.
One X user wrote: ‘Pathetic little victim.’
‘So, little man, you’ve not learned a damn thing. Now, you are looking for others to fund your disrespect,’ another added. ‘Figure another way to apologize, this one ain’t working.’
A third said: ‘The kid is complete idiot. The horrible things he did is all on film and it will follow him forever. As it should.’
The student’s mockery of Kirk happened during a memorial hosted by Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old late activist’s nonprofit organization.
Canty’s disparaging reenactment left the university’s community ‘shaken,’ according to Damphousse.
She stressed that his behavior did not reflect the university, writing: ‘Unfortunately, some people are suggesting that the individual’s actions represent the beliefs of TXST students in general or those of specific student organizations.
‘These kinds of insinuations are unfair to our student body, and they cause some of our students to feel unsafe. Just as the behavior in the video was reprehensible, attempts to spread the blame onto innocent students are also unacceptable.’
Damphousse urged for ‘measured response and dialogue’ on campus.
‘I am asking that each of us consider the impact that our words and actions can have on those around us,’ she added.
‘From my first moment as the TXST president, I have espoused the ideal that we (all of us) belong here. I have never wavered in that expectation (or in that hope).’
Kirk was murdered on September 10 while speaking at a Utah Valley University event.
Accused assassin Tyler Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted.
On Friday, the House passed a resolution to honor Kirk on a 310-58 vote.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Congress to stop ‘the government’s attempt to weaponize this moment into an all-out assault on free speech.’
Ocasio-Cortez – a Democratic Socialist – could run for Senate or the White House in 2028, Axios reported on Friday.
The New York congresswoman denounced the killing but added that ‘we should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was.’
Ocasio-Cortez said Kirk’s ‘rhetoric and beliefs’ were ‘ignorant, uneducated and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.’
The progressive star’s remarks were lambasted by conservatives, including Marjorie Taylor-Greene who posted on X: ‘AOC is trashing Charlie Kirk right now on the House floor.
‘She is lying about him and again repeating the same vile garbage at the same time claiming to pray for his family and denouncing his assassination.
‘There is no way forward with these people.’
