Washington Post Forced To Rehire Columnist Fired Over Distasteful Charlie Kirk Posts

August 24, 2026 11:28 AM ET The Washington Post will be forced to reinstate a columnist fired for a series of distasteful social media posts made following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Karen Attiah categorized Kirk as a “white [man] who espouse hatred and violence,” in the immediate aftermath of his assassination.Nearly a year after Attiah was fired, a private arbiter found that the Post “violated” its labor agreement and “did not have good and sufficient cause” to terminate her, according to The New York Times. As a result, the Post was ordered to reinstate her. (RELATED: Raising Cane’s Fires Employees Who Allegedly Yelled ‘Execute’ At Charlie Kirk Supporters)“The Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth after Charlie Kirk’s killing,” Attiah said in a Monday post on X. “