America’s enemies want us at each other’s throats over Charlie Kirk — don’t take the bait

As Americans grappled with grief over the assassination of Charlie Kirk, malign foreign governments maneuvered to exploit the shock.

They fanned the flames of national division and polarization, weaponizing the pain of the free-speech champion’s killing for their own ends.

A public murder seen around the world is not a crime the Kremlin would overlook out of respect for Kirk, his family or the country that mourned him.

Leading Russian officials and the Kremlin’s state news outlet pounced on the opportunity to manipulate Americans’ heightened emotions.