Simpson calls on X to permanently ban the LPNH account
Alexis SimpsonHouse Democratic Leader, New Hampshire House of Representatives
House Democratic Leader Alexis Simpson said the party's account posts rhetoric meant to encourage violence against Democrats, said she had reported the posts to law enforcement, and called on X to ban the account permanently.
“Enough is enough. Week after week, the LPNH account posts rhetoric on X intended to encourage violence against Democrats. I have reported these posts to the appropriate law enforcement. X needs to enforce its rules and permanently ban the LPNH account.”
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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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InDepthNH.org report on a Libertarian Party of New Hampshire post about plans to kill Democrats. It quotes the post, a statement from House Democratic Leader Alexis Simpson calling on X to ban the account, and the chair of the Granite State Libertarian Party.
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Concord Monitor report on Governor Kelly Ayotte's request that X suspend the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's account. It quotes the party's October 1 post, Alexis Simpson's statement, House Speaker Sherman Packard, the State House's director of safety services and the Department of Justice.
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The statement followed an October 13 post on the party's account about plans to kill Democrats. Simpson had also condemned the September 22 post.
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In the same statement she called on House Majority Leader Jason Osborne to publicly condemn the posts. The party's account then posted about her death, in a post it later deleted.
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Measured against the party's September 22 post, Simpson describes the account's posts, which include it, as rhetoric intended to encourage violence and asks X to ban the account, so she condemns it.
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The Dispute Index. "Simpson calls on X to permanently ban the LPNH account". First published: 2026-10-19. Last updated: 2026-10-19. https://disputeindex.com/events/6079-house-democratic-leader-alexis-simpson-said-the-party