Student Who Celebrated Kirk Shooting May Be Ousted as Leader of Top Debate Group

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George Abaraonye once debated Charlie Kirk at the Oxford Union. He could face a vote of no confidence as its leader.

Student Who Celebrated Kirk Shooting May Be Ousted as Leader of Top Debate Group

Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, speaks at the High School Leadership Summit, a Turning Point USA event, at George Washington University in Washington on July 26, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Nathan Worcester

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An Oxford University student who leads an influential debating society there could lose his leadership role because of his remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

The society’s president-elect, George Abaraonye will face a vote of no confidence on Oct. 18 that could result in his removal by members of the Oxford Union.

Nathan Worcester

Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]

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