Right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday during a speaking appearance at Utah Valley University.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” President Donald Trump posted Wednesday afternoon on his social media platform Truth Social.
“No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” the president said. “He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”
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At a news conference on UVU’s campus Wednesday afternoon, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, “I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination.”
“We are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights,” Cox continued. “The first one of those is life. And today, a life was taken.”
