TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said an employee has been fired over a comment made about Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, a conservative political activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed last week while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.

On Sunday, FWC made a post on X wishing Gov. Ron DeSantis a happy birthday, which prompted a flood of unrelated replies from other users. A few hours later, they replied to the post saying they had been made aware of a recent social media post from one of their employees.

"We do not condone nor tolerate this type of hateful sentiment," FWC wrote in the reply. "We’re actively working towards a swift and immediate resolution regarding this individual’s employment."

The following day, they

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