Ryan Walters has finally entered the “Milk It For All It’s Worth” stage of Charlie Kirk grief!
Although he laid kind of low in the initial stages of Kirk’s assassination, Ryan has finally decided to open up a can of "rally the right / stick it to the libs” whoop-ass.
First, he gleefully announced he would come after any teacher that dared exercise their free speech rights and mock the death of Kirk on social media. Then, yesterday, he emailed Oklahoma parents announcing that all public schools will have a moment of silence in Charlie Kirk’s honor.
NEW: State Superintendent Ryan Walters says Oklahoma schools will honor Charlie Kirk with a moment of silence at noon on Tuesday, September 16th. pic.twitter.com/eLpqqFvVAm
— Abigail Ogle📝 (@KOCOAbigail) September 15, 2025
Ryan’s edict is unenforceable, and most schools and districts quickly assured parents they would not be participating in it, but it still quickly spread across social media, irking those it was intended to irk, rallying those it was intended to rally, and dividing all those it was intended to divide.
For example: