Stephen A Smith condemns anyone celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination, praises Yankees for tribute

President Donald Trump stopped to speak with reporters the day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith spoke out against individuals who are openly celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk. 

During an episode of his podcast on Thursday, Smith aggressively condemned anyone celebrating Kirk's killing. 

"I don't care what his political beliefs were! I don't care what he felt!" Smith added that he felt pain for Kirk and his family. "That he's dead at the age of 31. That his wife is a widow. That his children are fatherless because his ideas and his beliefs differed from somebody else, apparently."

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"And then I’m going online, and I’m seeing people celebrating it!" he continued. "Shame! Shame on you!"

Smith also commended the New York Yankees for honoring Kirk on Wednesday night ahead of the game against the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees held a moment of silence for Kirk, and displayed an image of him on the stadium jumbotron. 

"Props to the New York Yankees organization last night for having a moment of silence," Smith said. "We're not supposed to condone stuff like this. We're not supposed to say it's okay. I don't give a d--n who you are, black, white or anything in between!" 

Smith added that he hopes the FBI finds the suspect. 

"I hope the FBI and law enforcement catch this individual and do what needs to be done with him."

A transgender Team USA BMX cyclist made a series of social media posts Wednesday celebrating the assassination. Chelsea Wolfe, who was present for the U.S. women's BMX team at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as an alternate, made the celebratory posts on the athlete's Instagram story.