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Residents criticize Aliso Viejo mayor's social post about Charlie Kirk; council responds
Summary
Multiple residents publicly criticized Mayor Ackley for sharing a Newsweek link about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, calling the timing and tone inappropriate; the mayor said she shared the link without added commentary and the council offered a range of responses from defense of free speech to calls for restraint.
Several residents used the city’s public comment period to criticize Mayor Ackley for a recent social media post that shared a national news item about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Sonia Tariske told the council she was “disturbed” by the mayor’s post and urged the mayor to consider stepping down, saying the post appeared to mock a recently deceased man. “To mock a dead…
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