Liot Hill calls the post "a really specific call to violence"
Karen Liot HillDemocratic member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, District 2
Karen Liot Hill, a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, said the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's post was a specific call to violence against a particular group of people that she belongs to.
“This was a really specific call to violence against a particular group of people that I happen to be a part of”
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Was the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's 'assassination' post a threat of political violence?
On September 22, 2026, the official X account of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire posted that the party "openly support[s] the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire," adding that anyone unwilling to do so should vote Republican. InDepthNH.org attributed the post to party chair Jeremy Kauffman. The Boston Globe and Boston.com described it as deleted, while InDepthNH.org reported on September 23 that it remained live and that party chair Jeremy Kauffman said it had not been taken down. New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte, state Democratic Party chairman Raymond Buckley, House Democratic Leader Alexis Simpson, U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas and Maggie Goodlander, and Republican congressional candidate Lily Tang Williams condemned the post. The state Attorney General's office said it was aware of the post but would not comment further. The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's account separately said its posts are "completely legal," and after X temporarily suspended the account, Kauffman wrote that "patriots" should be able to "advocate for self-defense." It was the third time since 2024 that the party's account had posted about killing elected officials; the national Libertarian Party disaffiliated the state party in May 2026.
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WCAX, the Burlington, Vermont television station, reports on the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's post and collects reactions from state and federal officials and candidates.
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The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's X account posted that it openly supports the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire and that people unwilling to do that should probably vote GOP, according to WCAX. WCAX reported that the post drew condemnation from lawmakers up to the governor.
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In the same report, WCAX said the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office was aware of the post but declined to comment.
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The case asks whether the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's post about assassinating elected Democrats was a threat of political violence. Liot Hill, a Democratic executive councilor, described the post as a specific call to violence against a group she belongs to. That is an express criticism of the post as violent rhetoric, so we labeled it Condemned.
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