Sen. Lee seeks to reinstate safeguard against domestic propaganda
By Jacob Adams | The Daily Signal
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is calling on Congress to pass the Charlie Kirk Act, which would restrict the broadcasting of federally funded programming intended for foreign audiences within America’s borders.
The Utah senator posted on the social media platform X on Sunday, declaring, “Domestic, political, government-funded propaganda must end now,” and explaining that he would be reintroducing legislation intended to restore the original Smith-Mundt Act, renamed in honor of Charlie Kirk, the conservative leader who was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.
Kirk’s slaying—and legacy—have become the subject of public debate with misleading or outright false claims made about the Turnin...