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The decision was based on the leftist leader's "incendiary actions" during a pro-Palestinian street protest in New York, the State Department added.

But, like Fitzpatrick and in keeping with the European team's careful PR approach, Lowry attempted to avoid any incendiary comments on Thursday.

Some progressives argued that Kirk had it coming because of his long history of incendiary statements against issues including affirmative action, trans people and Islam.

He then began a three-decade career as a congressman, building a persona on incendiary statements and defence of the military dictatorship that ended in 1985.

The angry reaction on social media was immediate after Dowd’s comments suggested that Kirk’s history of incendiary remarks led to the shooting.