A New Jersey nurse named Lexi Kuenzle did what any decent American with a conscience would do — she spoke up when a physician allegedly celebrated the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a patient care area. According to reporting on the incident, Dr. Matthew Jung reportedly told staff that Kirk “had it coming” and “deserved it,” comments that stunned nurses and a patient who were present.
Instead of being praised for defending life and decency, Kuenzle says she was hauled into a meeting and suspended without pay after she reported the remarks and posted about them on social media — a move that reeks of retaliation and ideological purity tests in our institutions. Her lawsuit claims Englewood Health punished her for exercising free speech and for standing up to a doctor who allegedly celebrated political violence.
Kuenzle told her side of the story publicly on Glenn Beck’s program, where she explained the gutless silence of colleagues and hospital bureaucrats who tried to make an example of the one nurse who refused to normalize hatred. Conservatives should admire her courage — she didn’t cave to cancel culture or union whisper campaigns; she went public and demanded accountability.
Thankfully, the hospital’s investigation ended up where basic fairness demanded: Englewood Health accepted the physician’s resignation and Kuenzle has been cleared to return to work, the institution telling reporters she would not lose pay. This outcome proves pressure and truth still matter when patriots push back, but it also raises hard questions about how long institutions will tolerate anti-American, violent rhetoric from medical professionals.
Make no mistake — this was never just about two employees. It was a test of whether our hospitals will be zones of healing or breeding grounds for partisan contempt and moral relativism. When doctors cheer the death of a fellow citizen because of politics, they violate every ethical oath and betray the patients they’re supposed to protect; when hospitals try to silence the whistleblowers, they betray the public’s trust.
Hardworking Americans should be livid that a nurse who defended decency had to sue to get reinstated, and even more furious that it took public pressure to force consequences. Stand with Lexi Kuenzle and demand that hospitals enforce standards evenly, protect employees who speak for patients, and refuse to become safe harbors for political hatred disguised as conversation. Our communities, our values, and the very idea of free speech depend on it.