Key Takeaways A GOP lawmaker, Rep. Brad Finstad, is demanding the resignation of a Minnesota State University professor due to his controversial comments on social media regarding Charlie Kirk and UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after their assassinations. UPDATEDA Republican Minnesota lawmaker is calling for a professor to resign, arguing his online comments about conservative leader Charlie Kirk as well as UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, both of whom were assassinated by a disgruntled gunman, are unacceptable. The Minnesota State University — Mankato political science professor reportedly “referred to Kirk as a ‘POS who died of the violence he promoted happening to others,'” Alpha News reported. The professor “also replied to a post about Kirk and the Minnesota Vikings, saying, ‘Ignoring that racist POS is the only thing the Vikings did right Sunday. '”Rep. Brad Finstad, in a Sept. 22 memo to university President Edward Inch, said the recent comments are not an isolated incident for Professor Kevin Parsneau.