Trump makes Oval Office assertion on Charlie Kirk’s death
President Donald Trump expressed his “grief and anger” concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and blamed rhetoric from the “radical left” in a direct-to-camera video from the Oval Office.
“I am filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah. Charlie inspired millions and tonight all who knew him and loved him are united in shock and horror,” the president stated in a four-minute video launched this night.
“This is a dark moment for America,” the president added.
Kirk, the president stated, has turn into “a martyr for truth and freedom,” happening to categorical his prayers for the Kirk household.
The president linked Kirk’s death to his personal taking pictures in Butler, Pennsylvania, and different high-profile cases of violence, together with the taking pictures of a UnitedHealthcare govt in New York in December and the 2017 taking pictures of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise as he railed in opposition to “radical left political violence.”
“This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now. My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity,” Trump stated.
He prompt that Americans and the media want to “confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree.”
Trump vowed additional motion, previewing a broader plan to crack down on political violence.