The U.S. Secret Service had the distinct displeasure of being home to an employee who spoke, not only out of turn, but outside of decency, about the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.

The political commentator was gunned down while taking part in a question-and-answer session at Utah Valley University earlier this week, as The New York Post reported.

Secret Service Agent Anthony Pough, someone who apparently didn’t care for the conservative political commentator, wrote a Facebook post offering his lack of condolences for Kirk.

Pough said that Kirk had "spewed hate and racism on his show ... at the end of the day, you answer to GOD, and speak things into existence. You can only circumvent karma, she doesn’t leave."

The Backlash

As one could well imagine, as the nation mourned the loss of not only a political figure, but their belief that disagreeing peacefully was safe, the Secret Service felt bound to take steps to mitigate the damage done by their agent.

A spokesperson for the Secret Service said in a statement, "The U.S. Secret Service will not tolerate behavior that violates our code of conduct. This employee was immediately put on administrative leave, and an investigation has begun."

Secret Service Director Sean Curran responded to news about the vile comments, saying that due to politically motivated attacks being on the rise in the United States, it’s a particularly bad time for his staff to exacerbate the issue.

"Let me be clear, politically motivated attacks in our nation are increasing — seemingly every day," Curran wrote. "The men and women of the Secret Service must be focused on being the solution, not adding to the problem."

More Concern 

Curran went on to say in his memo shared with the press that was directed at those who work under him at the agency that he was reminding those in his service that, "we swear an oath to those we protect to conduct ourselves with the highest standards of conduct on and off duty."

"When our actions draw public attention for the wrong reasons, we fall short of that duty and compromise the trust essential to fulfill our mission," Curran went on.

The law enforcement leader ended his statements, saying, "We must operate every day without bias towards political affiliation. We owe it to ourselves and those we are sworn to protect. Any distractions, otherwise, will not be tolerated."

Raise your hand ✋️ if you demand the immediate firing of Secret Service agent Anthony Pough for posting that Charlie Kirk got what he deserved

I'm calling on @SecretService Dir Curran to remove him immediately.. this cannot stand

Who's with me pic.twitter.com/fcyQQ5TEUW

— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) September 11, 2025

Kirk’s death sparked nationwide outrage, but Pough seemed to believe attention should be elsewhere. He said in his social post that, “If you are Mourning [sic] this guy .. delete me. Especially when we should be mourning the innocent children killed in Colorado.”

He was referencing another tragedy that occurred the same day, when a 16-year-old described as “radicalized” opened fire on students at Evergreen High School in Colorado, leaving two seriously injured.