The American President Donald Trump Has Reacted with Dismay in a four-minute video from the Oval Office to the Shooting Death of Right-Wing Conservative activist Charlie Kirk (31). Former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden also Made Themselves Heard.
Trump’s Video Appeared A Few Hours After His Well-Known Ally Kirk was Shot Wednesday During a Speech at A University Campus in Utah. Hey later died in The Hospital. Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA, One of the Largest Right-Wing Youth Organizations in the United States.
“This is a dark day for the united States. Charlie has inspired Millions of People. Everyone who Knew and Loved Him is shocked,” Trump Said, Among Other Things. Since Wednesday Evening, The Flag Above the White House Has Been Flying at Half-Mast in Memory of Kirk.
Trump himself announced Kirk’s Death Earlier. “He was Loved and Admired by Everyone, Especialy by Me. Now he is no longer with us,” he wrote on truth social.
Former President Biden also Made himself Heard. “There is No Place for Such Violence in our country,” hey wrote on X. Obama Said on the Same Platform that the perpetrator’s motive is Still Unclear. “But this child of Despicable Violence has no place in our democracy,” he added.
Trump: ‘Shooting of Kirk is an Attack on the Entire Us’
Perpetrator Likely Acted Alone
Reactions to Kirk’s Murder Are Also Coming from Outside the United States. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Calls His Death “Heartbreaking.” “We must be able to debate openly and without fear. There is no justification for political violence.”
Kirk was giving a presentation at utah valley university in orem when he was shot around 12:00 pm (Local Time). About Three Thousand Visitors Were Present At that Time, Including Kirk’s Wife and Children.
Police arrested Two Suspects on Wednesday, Who Were Released After Questioning. Authorities Believe the Shooter Acted Alone. Only one shot was fired. No One Else was injured.
The Shooter Presumable Shot From the Roof of A University Building, About 180 Meters Away from Kirk. The Governor of Utah Spoke of a political motivated assassination.