Vice President JD Vance informed President Donald Trump of Charlie Kirk’s death: ‘A bad, bad day’
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Sinclair to air tribute to Charlie Kirk on its ABC-affiliated TV stations in Kimmel's time slot
Sinclair Broadcast Group said it would air a one-hour tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday across all of its ABC-affiliated TV stations.
The program is set to air in the 11:35 p.m. time slot, which was typically used for "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
"Sinclair’s ABC stations will air a special in remembrance of Charlie Kirk this Friday, during the Jimmy Kimmel Live! timeslot," Sinclair wrote on X. "The special will also air across all Sinclair stations this weekend. In addition, Sinclair is offering the special to all ABC affiliates across the country."
This comes after Disney's move to pull ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" following comments he made about alleged Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson.
"We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it," Kimmel said on Monday.
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Erika Kirk shares her late husband's 'Jordan photo,' his love for sports: 'I admire your greatness'
Erika Kirk, the wife of murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, spoke about her late husband's love for sports and how the pair bonded over how he believed NBA legend Michael Jordan was the Greatest Of All Time.
She also shared a photo of her husband that she said was his "Jordan photo." She said it was one of the last pictures taken of him alive.
"You loved witnessing excellence," Erika Kirk wrote on Instagram. "It’s why you loved sports so much. You loved watching the best of the best perform at the level of greatness God intended for them."
"When we first started dating, we went to the basketball court to shoot around. I loved seeing you in that element because time was irrelevant. It was just us, the sound of sneakers squeaking and jump shots. We bonded over how Jordan was the GOAT and you told me about your basketball days in high school and I told you about my basketball days in college. Just two athletes escaping the demands of the world for a minute," she continued.
She also recalled a red bracelet on his wrist that he never removed.
"You never took it off, it said 'work harder, be better.' And everyday you did just that. Years later, one day after an event on campus a student asked you about your bracelet, and you gave it to them. I have no idea who that student was or where they are today, but I have no doubt they’re working harder and being better, because you set the tone," she said.
Erika Kirk said the photo she shared "is one of the last photos taken of you before you were murdered."
"I look at it and can’t help but see excellence," she said. "You’re in your element. You’re in athlete mode. Training for this exact moment, mind, body, and soul. To me, this is your “Jordan” photo. Permanently etched in time, held in my heart, as I admire your greatness. Forever."
"I pray you’ve had the most amazing week in Heaven @charliekirk1776 I love you," she concluded.
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UVU president says she feels 'tremendous amount of grief' over Charlie Kirk's assassination
The president of Utah Valley University said she feels a "tremendous amount of grief" when looking at the space where Charlie Kirk was assassinated last week.
"When I see the space behind me, I feel a tremendous amount of grief. In part, that's because I understand loss," Astrid Tuminez told Fox News' Matt Finn. "So the pain, the hurt, the grief, it's real. We are human. And I have been emphasizing here at UVU that we must elevate our human connection.
"It is really only in that sphere of human connection that we begin to heal and have more conversations with one another and have more patience, compassion, and understanding," she added.
Tuminez spoke about trying to restore a sense community on campus as students return to class since Kirk's was assassinated.
"What we've done this week as an administration is cancel most events with a few exceptions," she said. "We will return to activities as normal and really secure our environment as effectively as possible."
"We have asked all of our professors to be flexible with our students because as they are navigating this return, some of them need more time, whether they want to drop courses or need help with financial aid or help with extra time for homework and assignments," she added. "So one of our core principles this week is really flexibility."
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Vance says people who celebrate Kirk's death are 'disgusting,' 'evil'
Vice President JD Vance said people who celebrate the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk are "evil," emphasizing in a one-on-one interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters on Wednesday in Michigan that the "evil" is "in the public eye for all to see."
"Well, one way you wrap your head around it is disgusting, evil," Vance said. "What kind of person looks at a grieving young mother at two beautiful young kids and feels a certain sense of celebration? I don't know if it's a couple of people, I don't know if it's thousands of people, but I would ask if you were the kind of person who feels joy at the death of a grieving mother and grieving children, what bad decisions have led you to where you are today? And why don't you get back on the right path?"
"I really believe that there are people who recognize that the joy that they're feeling, the celebration they're feeling at Charlie's death is evidence of evil within them, and they have to extinguish that evil," he continued. "I've even seen some social media posts where people have said, you know, 'I was feeling kind of good about this guy dying and now I realized that there was something wrong in me.' That's another way, I think that God is speaking to people through Charlie's death is these incredibly evil people celebrating it. We're seeing it. We're seeing that evil in the public eye for all to see."
Vance added: "But I also think people are turning away from that evil because they recognize that it is so opposite of everything good and true and righteous in the world."
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Trump says Disney's move to pull Jimmy Kimmel's show is 'great news for America'
President Donald Trump said Disney's move to pull ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" indefinitely is a "great move for America" and called on other networks to also end their late-night shows.
"Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done."
"Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even [Stephen] Colbert, if that’s possible," he continued. "That leaves Jimmy [Fallon] and Seth [Meyers], two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!!"
A Disney spokesperson said, "Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely."
Nexstar Media Group, which owns hundreds of television stations, announced earlier it would preempt Kimmel's show on its ABC affiliates starting Wednesday night "for the foreseeable future" and would replace it with other programming over his comments about alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson.
On Monday, Kimmel accused conservatives of reaching "new lows" in trying to pin a left-wing ideology on 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson, even though prosecutors reaffirmed those ties in Tuesday’s indictment.
We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it," Kimmel said.
Fox News' Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
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Vance says he informed Trump of Charlie Kirk's death: 'A bad, bad day'
Vice President JD Vance was the person who notified President Donald Trump that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been murdered, Vance said in a one-on-one interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters on Wednesday in Michigan.
"I was the person who walked into the Oval Office and said, 'Mr. President, I'm sorry, but Charlie passed' ... Man, it was a bad, bad day," Vance said.
"He went quiet. He shook his head and said 'man he was a good guy we're going to miss him,"' the vice president continued.
Vance added that he "wouldn't be Vice President without Charlie Kirk."
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Charlie Kirk supporters petition Starbucks to memorialize him with his go-to drink order
A group of Charlie Kirk supporters is petitioning Starbucks to honor the slain conservative activist by adding his signature tea order to menus nationwide.
The campaign, called "Get Charlie Kirk's Starbucks Order On Every Starbucks Menu," was launched on Change.org on Sept. 14.
In the petition description, the organizer wrote that Kirk's murder has left "millions of people around the world … heartbroken, agonized and completely devastated."
"To honor Charlie Kirk’s legacy … I and those who join me in signing this petition ask Starbucks to put Charlie Kirk’s order on their menus with the name 'Kirk Special' or 'The Charlie Kirk' or some other iteration containing his name," the organizer added.
As of Sept. 17, the petition had accrued a modest 61 signatures and a handful of comments from supporters.
"I’m signing in honor of Charlie Kirk," one comment read. "May his legacy of courage, conviction and love for this country continue to inspire others."
Another person wrote, "I think this is important, to remember Charlie's legacy."
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Andrea Margolis.
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Disney says Jimmy Kimmel's show 'will be pre-empted indefinitely' following Charlie Kirk comments
Disney is pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" "indefinitely," the company confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely," the spokesperson said.
Liberal host Jimmy Kimmel ignited a firestorm over his comments about the alleged Charlie Kirk assassin.
Nexstar Media Group, which owns hundreds of television stations, announced earlier it would preempt Kimmel's show starting Wednesday night "for the foreseeable future" and would replace it with other programming.
"Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located," Nexstar's broadcasting chief Andrew Alford said in a press release.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Joseph A. Wulfsohn.
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4 House Republicans vote with Dems to block resolution censuring Ilhan Omar for Charlie Kirk comment
The House of Representatives voted along bipartisan lines on Wednesday to table a resolution to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., over comments about Charlie Kirk.
Four House Republicans voted with Democrats to table the legislation, effectively blocking it from receiving its own House-wide vote. A vote to table is a procedural mechanism allowing House members to vote against consideration of a bill without having to vote on the bill itself.
The measure was blocked in a narrow 214 to 213 vote. The four Republicans who voted to table the measure are Reps. Mike Flood, R-Neb., Tom McClintock, R-Calif., Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., and Cory Mills, R-Fla.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., moved to force a vote on the resolution Tuesday by introducing it as "privileged," a mechanism that requires House leaders to deal with a measure within two legislative days.
It's part of the continued fallout from Omar's remarks made days after Kirk's assassination, which conservatives have accused of disparaging the conservative activist's legacy.
She specifically faced backlash over an interview with progressive news outlet Zeteo, where she criticized Kirk's past commentary and Republicans' reaction to the shooting. She later accused Republicans of taking her words out of context, and she called Kirk's death "mortifying."
She previously told Zeteo days after Kirk's assassination that he had "downplayed slavery and what Black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth shouldn't exist."
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind.
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House clears path for vote honoring Charlie Kirk, denouncing 'political extremism'
The House voted Wednesday to advance a resolution honoring slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, clearing the way for floor debate later this week.
Lawmakers voted in favor of advancing the measure and a bill to avert a government shutdown in a joint mechanism known as a "rule vote."
The rule was adopted in a 216 to 210 vote along party lines. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who is known to be opposing the federal funding bill, was the lone lawmaker from either side to vote "present."
Massie explained to Fox News Digital that he vehemently supports the Kirk resolution, but opposed an unrelated provision in the rule that blocks Congress' ability from weighing in on tariff policy.
"I’m a cosponsor of the Kirk resolution, and obviously I will vote for it, but shamefully they turned off Congress’s ability to vote on tariffs with this rule," Massie said.
Rule votes are procedural hurdles that commonly tie together unrelated pieces of legislation that, if adopted, allow House lawmakers to debate each measure individually before respective votes.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind.
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Tyler Robinson's roommate is in a 'safe space' far from where they lived, sheriff says
The roommate and lover of Charlie Kirk ’s alleged assassin is in a “safe space very far away from St. George” Utah where the two were living together, authorities told Fox News' Matt Finn.
Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby told Fox News that other law enforcement agencies aside from his are also talking to Lance Twiggs, who lived with Tyler Robinson.
On Wednesday, Brooksby said Robinson's family should "lay low" for a while as the investigation continues into Kirk's assassination.
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Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson negotiated 'gentle' surrender, afraid of being shot
More details have emerged about how alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson was turned over to police while the manhunt for a suspect ensued.
Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby said at a news conference on Wednesday that he received a call from a law enforcement friend telling him Robinson, 22, was the shooter. Robinson reportedly had suicidal thoughts, but was convinced by his parents not to harm himself.
Brooksby said Robinson was afraid of a SWAT raid on his home and being shot by the police, which were also motives for willingly presenting himself to the sheriff's office.
Robinson asked for a "peaceful, gentle" surrender, a condition to which the sheriff agreed in order to get him to turn himself in. He was described as "quiet and somber" upon apprehension.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Peter D'Abrosca.
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Suspected Charlie Kirk assassin potentially had 'suicidal ideations,' sheriff said
Tyler Robinson potentially had suicidal thoughts following the shooting of Charlie Kirk, but was convinced to turn himself in to authorities, officials said.
Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby was phoned by a retired law enforcement officer who knew Robinson's family, who told him that they were trying to get the 22-year-old to voluntarily surrender to authorities, he said.
"During that phone call come information was provided about Tyler potentially having some suicidal ideations and was enroute to a remote area in Washington County," Brooksby told reporters. "The parents convinced him not to do that and you know, conveyed that they would stand by him and help him, help him, surrender peacefully."
Brooksby's friend drove Robinson and his parents to the sheriff's office within an hour of the phone call, he said.
"Tyler knew it was just inevitable with all the law enforcement pressure that he, his picture in the news, the gun, the gun on the news," he said. "He knew it was inevitable., that he would be caught."
"He was fearful of a SWAT team hit on his house, or he was fearful of being shot by law enforcement," the sheriff added. "So part of the negotiation and getting him to bring himself in was that we would treat it as delicate and as soft as possible to make him feel comfortable to where he would show up at my office"
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Family of suspected Charlie Kirk assassin should 'lay low' for long time, sheriff says
The family of suspected Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson needs to stay out of the public eye for a while, authorities said, Wednesday.
"They need to lay low for a long time, unfortunately," Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby told reporters during a news conference after being asked about the family of Tyler Robinson.
"So even, I'll throw this out there. I have a second cousin with the last name Robinson, who happens to be an optometrist in town, and, he's his office has been receiving threatening phone calls," Brooksby added.
"Just give his last name. So. So to put somebody in that kind of, burden, it's burdensome situation when they had nothing to do with it. No relation to the family. Just just think about how the actual individuals involved in this incident are feeling right now."
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Christian author Frank Turek details finals moments of Charlie Kirk's life
Christian author Frank Turek, who was with Charlie Kirk when he was assassinated last week, detailed the conservative activist's last moments.
Turek said Wednesday on his podcast that he was apart of a group of people who rushed in a car to get Kirk to a hospital after he was shot at Utah Valley University .
"Charlie's so tall, we can't close the doors. We drove four miles... all the way to the hospital with the door open," he said.
At one point, Turek said he tried performing CPR on Kirk.
"Charlie wasn't there. He eyes were fixed," he said. "He wasn't looking at me. He was looking past me right into eternity. He was with Jesus already. He was killed instantly.
Turek also relayed a message he said was from Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk.
"Now, here's what Erika wants me to relate...,: he said. "He was looking past me right into eternity. He was with Jesus already. He was killed instantly and felt absolutely no pain."
"If that's any comfort at all, Charlie didn't suffer," he added.
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Glenn Beck pays emotional tribute to Charlie Kirk
Glenn Beck on Wednesday gave a emotional tribute to Charlie Kirk, placing Rush Limbaugh’s golden microphone in front of Kirk's empty seat.
"I think it's appropriate that it sits in front of Charlie's microphone," Beck said after placing mic on a desk during "The Charlie Kirk Show."
"Charlie was a pastor and a priest and listening to way he could argue and think differently, he was a rabbi as well, and one of the best," a visibly emotional Beck said. "He was a pollical organizer. He was a political think tank himself."
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JD Vance thanks Charlie Kirk for movement he said made him vice president
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said Charlie Kirk and the conservative movement he led was behind the election of President Trump.
Vance was speaking in Howell, Michigan when he thanked Kirk.
"Charlie Kirk created a movement and that movement made Donald J. Trump the President of United States," he said. "And it made me the vice president of the United States."
Vance later said Kirk was not only a political organizer in his eyes.
"And I'll never forget it, Charlie, that I would not be here were it not for you," he said. "He was a good guy. He was a good friend."
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Patel says this is 'not a 1950s America anymore' following Charlie Kirk's assassination
FBI Director Kash Patel told House lawmakers Wednesday that this “is not a 1950s America anymore” and that “cyberspace needs to be tackled,” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Patel made the remark after being asked by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, if he has noticed “a precipitous rise in political violence and other associated crimes that you have been investigating so far this year."
“And if so, is this trend in motive, left wing or right wing violence?” Hunt asked Patel.
“I can always speak generally, sir. There's too much political violence and it has been a precipitated rise on too many fronts,” Patel said.
“How do we solve this?” Hunt asked Patel.
“We solve this by giving the FBI more authority to go into and work with the private sector. There are too many online platforms. There are too many social media platforms. There are too many gaming platforms,” Patel said. “There are too many places for people from America and around the world to get together without their parents knowing anything about it, without their schoolteachers knowing anything about it, and infesting the minds of our children and infecting them with radical ideology and that is the root cause of these problems, and we must tackle it.
“It is not a 1950s America anymore. In 2025, the cyberspace needs to be tackled,” Patel added.
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White House calls out Nadler for appearing to mix-up Charlie Kirk's name during House hearing
The White House's "Rapid Response" X account called Rep. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., a “disgrace” after he appeared to mix-up Charlie Kirk’s name during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.
The slip-up came after Nadler, citing an article from The New York Times, said, “President Trump and his allies have laid out a broad plan to target liberal groups, monitor speech, revoke visas and designate certain groups as domestic terrorists.”
“Politicizing the murder of Charlie King to go after free speech is not a legacy I believe Charlie King would have wanted,” Nadler declared.
“It's Charlie KIRK, @RepJerryNadler, not ‘Charlie King,’” the White House Rapid Response X account said. “We didn't think you could be a bigger disgrace, but here we are.”
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Utah Valley University mourns Charlie Kirk as campus reopens after assassination
OREM, Utah – While a large American flag drapes where conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Utah Valley University's campus, students told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that campus feels "scary" and "somber."
"This is somewhere that we go to further our lives, and it could also be the place where it ends our lives," said James Whitney, a UVU student who told Fox News Digital that authorities "found the gun in my parents' backyard."
According to suspect Tyler Robinson's charging documents, investigators found a "bolt-action rifle wrapped in a towel" in a wooded area on the northeast end of campus, but authorities have not confirmed the exact location.
One week after Kirk was shot while taking questions from UVU students, classes on the Orem campus resumed Wednesday. As students return to campus to pay their respects to Kirk and go back to class, many are still processing what they describe as an "extremely traumatic" incident.
Afton Miller, a UVU student who said she was 5 to 10 feet away from Kirk when he was shot, said to Fox News Digital as she was returning to the assassination site for the first time: "No one should ever be able to say I've witnessed a school shooting, let alone the assassination of one of your greatest heroes."
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Republican presses Patel on roof access, possible accomplices, invoking Trump assassination attempt
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., pressed FBI Director Kash Patel Wednesday about how Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin Tyler Robinson allegedly “got up on the roof in the first place” when he opened fire a week ago at Utah Valley University.
“I think for members of Congress, especially after Butler in Pennsylvania, it's just unimaginable that there could be some type of security breakdown prior to an event of that size where somebody could access a rooftop,” Fitzgerald said, referencing the attempted assassination last summer of Donald Trump, who was campaigning for president at the time.
“Not commenting on the case, but having gone to the crime scene and walked the steps that we believe were taken, the roof was actually readily accessible through an exterior stairwell so anyone could have gotten on it,” Patel said.
Fitzgerald also asked Patel if the shooter “may have had help in any way or assistance?”
“I can only speak to the FBI's investigation, and our investigation is ongoing, and we are interviewing any of those individuals involved in that [Discord] chat and other individuals in the area.”
Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Patel revealed that the investigation into the assassination of Kirk expanded, with the bureau looking at numerous individuals who may have communicated with the suspect in online chats.
Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.
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House Dem warns both sides on 'road to ruin' as political divide deepens over Kirk assassination
EXCLUSIVE: A moderate House Democrat said he believes both Republicans and his own party have fallen short in their responses to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
"I'm disappointed. I wish that there was more effort as a group, Democrats and Republicans, to express condolences for his family and for him, and to express the real sadness that it engenders," Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital in an interview.
He warned later, "Punch, counter-punch is the natural reaction of most human beings. But we can't just keep on doing this. It's very destructive, and it's a road to ruin."
Suozzi said he believed leaders, in particular, on both sides of the aisle needed to do more.
"I don't think there's been enough of an effort to try and bring us together," he said.
The New York lawmaker was one of a handful of Democrats who attended a memorial vigil in Kirk's honor called by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., at the U.S. Capitol on Monday.
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Rep. Roy presses FBI on left-wing funding after Kirk's killing, Patel vows to 'follow the money'
FBI Director Kash Patel vowed Wednesday that his agency is “following the money” when asked by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, about “radical organizations that are very specifically organized and targeting conservatives and ordinary Americans.”
“How about the organized effort to infiltrate our schools and advance transgender agenda and advance a radical agenda, perhaps one that we will see exposed further in the individual that actually shot Charlie Kirk?” Roy said.
“Here's my question. Will you, as the director and are you, as the director, pursuing all legal channels to follow the truth, wherever it may lead on this organized effort? One. And two, do you agree that Congress should take all action necessary to expose this web of dollars that are flowing to undermine our way of life?” Roy asked Patel.
"Investigatively speaking, we are doing the following: We are following the money. We're following the money and every organization and every person that is violating the federal code,” Patel responded. “And it doesn't matter what your background or ideology is, we are following the money.”
“We are using legal process to following that money, issuing subpoenas to follow that money, using grand juries to follow that money. And when we have results to recommend for prosecution to the Department of Justice, we will do that,” Patel also said. “And we will continue to publicize documents through Congress, yes, when we make these findings.”
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ABC reporter apologizes for remarks about Kirk suspect's ‘touching’ messages to romantic partner
ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman apologized Thursday for angering some viewers by calling the correspondence between Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson, and his transgender romantic partner "very touching."
In an Instagram post, Gutman expressed regret over the remarks and condemned the shooting of the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder.
"Yesterday I tried to underscore the jarring contrast between this cold-blooded assassination of Charlie Kirk – a man who dedicated his life to public dialogue – and the personal, disturbing texts read aloud by the Utah County Attorney at the press conference," he wrote. "I deeply regret that my words did not make that clear."
While reporting from a press conference Wednesday where authorities announced murder charges against Robinson, Gutman commented on the emotion shown by the suspected assassin toward his transgender roommate in text messages related to the killing.
In texts between Robinson and his roommate, who law enforcement confirms has been in the process of transitioning, the suspect referred to the roommate as "my love" multiple times.
"I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem [sic] for a little while longer yet," Robinson wrote in one exchange, according to the indictment. "Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest, I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you."
Gutman remarked on that part of the exchange.
"But, also, it was very touching in a way that many of us didn't expect," Gutman said. "A very intimate portrait into this relationship between the suspect’s roommate and the suspect himself, with him repeatedly calling his roommate, who is transitioning, calling him ‘my love.’ And ‘I want to protect you, my love.'"
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DHS blames political rhetoric for surge in assaults on ICE agents after Charlie Kirk murder
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday identified what it called dangerous political rhetoric targeting immigration enforcement in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, warning that such language is fueling violence against officers.
"This hateful rhetoric is contributing to political violence in our country and a more than 1,000% increase in assaults against our brave ICE law enforcement," the department told Fox News Digital.
"Following the evil act of political violence in the country and two brutal assaults on our brave ICE law enforcement last week, we are once again calling on the media and the far left to stop the hateful rhetoric directed at President Trump, those who support him, and our brave DHS law enforcement," added Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
McLaughlin said such "demonization" is inspiring violence nationwide:
"We have to turn down the temperature before someone else is killed," she said.
In examples provided to Fox News Digital, DHS cited the "evil act of political violence witnessed… last week" when Kirk was murdered in Utah, plus two incidents during attempted capture of immigration suspects that led to severe injuries to officers.
"DHS is calling on the media, leftist groups, and sanctuary politicians to end their demonizing DHS law enforcement," the department said.
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Patel says alleged Kirk assassin caught in 33 hours -- swifter than Mangione, Boston bomber arrests
FBI Director Kash Patel said Wednesday the arrest of suspected Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson took 33 hours to make, which was faster than tracking down UnitedHealth CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione and the Boston Marathon bombers.
“Let's emphasize this -- how many hours did it take from the assassination to the arrest of the assassin, Mr. Director?" Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., asked Patel.
“Thirty-three,” he responded.
“That seems pretty swift. And it was because of the actual release of videos and photographs that you directed to be released, sir,” Biggs said.
“That's correct. And to put it in perspective, the Boston bomber took five days and Luigi Mangione took five days,” Patel added.
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Patel returns to Capitol Hill for House hearing, addresses Kirk assassination in opening statement
FBI Director Kash Patel reiterated Wednesday that the family of Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson, “who has since been interrogated, specifically stated to FBI interrogators that because of the video that the FBI released at my direction, and because of the photographs that they released, they identified their son.
“They confronted their son when he swung by their home,” Patel said during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the FBI. “And that's what led to his apprehension.”
“We are still -- the FBI -- has that investigation ongoing, and it continues to be ongoing,” Patel also said.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who is the Ranking Member of the committee, told Patel earlier, “When Charlie Kirk was assassinated while his killer was still on the loose, you decided you didn't need to be at FBI headquarters in Washington to work with your team while the chaotic manhunt unfolded.
“You spent your evening dining in a swanky midtown Manhattan restaurant and tweeting out false information that the subject of the shooting was in custody, a statement you had to retract one hour later,” he continued. “Your performance was so disturbing that even the MAGA base was alarmed.”
“The FBI might be able to survive your delusions of grandeur and the explosively volatile temper that was on display yesterday in the Senate. But the intractable problem is that you are running the FBI not as a law enforcement agency charged with keeping the American people safe, but as a political enforcement agency working directly for the president's vengeance campaign,” Raskin also said.
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Pentagon crackdown on anti-Kirk posts echoes Biden-era anti-extremism push after Jan. 6 riot
Those who dismiss celebrations of Charlie Kirk’s murder as harmless free speech may have forgotten that the Pentagon’s crackdown on extremism began in 2021 after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
That year, the then-Defense Department, which was renamed the Department of War under the Trump administration, rewrote its standards for "extremism" within the ranks, making clear that even liking or retweeting certain content could prompt discipline. At the time, the initiative largely targeted right-wing extremism.
Now, Pentagon leaders are once again scouring social media — this time suspending officers who appear to cheer on the political assassination that has shaken the country over the past six days.
"It is unacceptable for military personnel and Department of War civilians to celebrate or mock the assassination of a fellow American. The Department of War has zero tolerance for it," Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokesman and senior advisor, declared in a post on X.
"Hunting down and prosecuting service members for their individual political beliefs is dangerous and un-American," Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., a former Army Ranger, warned on X in response to the directive.
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Charlie Kirk delivered message about life's ups and downs to restaurant leaders hours before death
Just hours before he was fatally shot on a college campus in Utah, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk delivered a message to hundreds of restaurant leaders gathered in Salt Lake City last week.
Wade Allen, president of Costa Vida, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain that started in Utah, was in the room when Kirk spoke at the annual Restaurantology summit, hosted by the Savory Fund, he told Fox News Digital.
He recalls Kirk's words not as political, but as deeply personal.
"There was nothing political about the conversation [with Savory Fund co-founder and managing director Andrew K. Smith]," Allen said.
"In fact, the totality of the conversation was about entrepreneurship – the risks that you take being an entrepreneur and the hard work it takes and the dedication and the commitment."
Kirk, known nationally for his political activism, may have surprised those in the audience by instead focusing on the entrepreneurial journey.
Drawing from his own experiences, Kirk underscored the highs and lows that define life in both politics and business, Allen said.
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Researchers warn of rising 'assassination culture' after murders of Charlie Kirk, Brian Thompson
Researchers are sounding the alarm about a rise in "assassination culture" — the same thing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk warned of months before a sniper's bullet took his life as he spoke in front of a crowd of students on a Utah college campus last week.
The Network Contagion Research Institute and the Rutgers University Social Perception Lab teamed up in a recent intelligence report on the issue, warning that arsons targeting Tesla cars and the idea of "killing billionaires" has become a "meme aesthetic for political violence" — especially among the far-left.
"Political violence targeting Donald Trump and Elon Musk is becoming increasingly normalized," researchers warned, citing the attempt on Trump's life during a campaign rally last year. "Following the July 13, 2024, attempted assassination of President Trump, tolerance — and even advocacy — for political violence appears to have surged, especially among politically left-leaning segments of the population."
The report found alarming support for assassinations in a survey, identified psychological red flags and warned that online platforms help spread "radical ideation."
"The findings underscore the erosion of democratic norms and the growing acceptability of political violence in American discourse, particularly among ideologically extreme communities online," researchers wrote.
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Erika Kirk, Trump, Vance to speak at Charlie Kirk’s memorial
Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were announced as featured speakers for his memorial event this weekend in Arizona.
The service will take place at State Farm Stadium – the home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals – in Glendale, beginning at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson, Stephen Miller and Sergio Gor are also scheduled to give remarks, with more speakers to be announced in the coming days.
“Charlie Kirk’s life was a testament to faith, courage, and conviction,” a website for the event said. "From his earliest days, he believed America was worth fighting for, and he dedicated every moment of his 31 years to that cause. He lived with eyes fixed on eternity, grounded in the truth of God’s Word, and driven by a calling bigger than himself.”
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Pope Leo XIV told US ambassador he is praying for Charlie Kirk, his family after assassination
Pope Leo XIV told the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch, that he is praying for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as well as his wife and children, following his murder last week in Utah, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
Leo also expressed concern about political violence and addressed the need "to refrain from rhetoric and exploitation that lead to polarization rather than dialogue," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement, according to Vatican News.
The pope's remarks came on Saturday, when he received the ambassador in an audience to receive his credentials, marking the first meeting between the two.
"The pope confirmed that he is praying for Charlie Kirk," Bruni said.
Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed during an event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem on Sept. 10. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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House could vote today to sanction Ilhan Omar over Charlie Kirk remarks
The House could vote as early as today to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for remarks she made about Charlie Kirk.
Omar reposted a video on X that called Kirk a “reprehensible human being.” She also has criticized GOP figures who have been attacking Democrats for their rhetoric following Kirk's assassination.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., will compel the House to vote on the censure and strip Omar of her committee assignments on the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Budget Committee.
Mace says the time to fight “is now” and argued that Republicans have been “too nice” when it comes to rhetoric from the left.
Bipartisan House leaders are not thrilled with Mace’s gambit -- regardless of what Omar said or did -- at a time they’re trying to lower the temperature on Capitol Hill following the Kirk assassination.
The Republican-led House has voted to censure four Democrats in the past two years for their conduct. Censure is one step below expulsion.
Fox News’ Chad Pergram and Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.
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Mom of Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin describes radical shift in last year
Tyler Robinson’s mother told investigators she had watched her son change dramatically in the year leading up to the Utah college shooting of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Once a college scholarship recipient with a promising future, Robinson had "become more political," leaning left and supporting "pro-gay and trans rights," his mother said, according to court documents.
She also recounted heated arguments between Robinson and his father, who held sharply different views and regularly sparred over their competing ideologies.
At one point, she told police, her son dismissed Kirk’s Utah Valley University (UVU) event as a "stupid" venue and claimed Kirk "spreads too much hate."
Prosecutors now argue that political hatred was at the core of Robinson’s alleged actions.
In court filings, they allege he intentionally targeted Kirk "because of his political expression" — and his parents recognized him from surveillance video after the shooting.
Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
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Newsom calls for ‘civility and common humanity’ during Brian Tyler Cohen podcast
California Gov. Gavin Newsom reflected on the loss of Charlie Kirk with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen and urged people to resist fear and division in this moment of national grief.
“I started a podcast not too many months ago, and Charlie Kirk was my first guest,” Newsom said.
“He was gracious enough, to not only say yes, he flew out to do it in person. And I spent not just the hour plus, in a very civil conversation with Charlie, I spent time with him after, and we stayed in touch, including my team. Stayed in touch pretty consistently.”
Newsom went on to acknowledge the political divide between himself and Kirk before urging people to show gestures of “civility, one of grace and one of humanity. Common humanity.”
“The fact is, we had that opportunity to engage,” he also told Tyler Cohen.
“It’s absolutely essential that we, in the spirit of this moment, hold ourselves to a higher level of civility and accountability—accountability to the moment we’re in and the consequences of giving in to cynicism and anxiety and fear,” he said.
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Cleveland fire chief removed from duty over 'incendiary' Charlie Kirk social media post
The chief of the Cleveland Division of Fire was placed on paid administrative leave after sharing an "insensitive" and "incendiary" social media post in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Mayor Justin Bibb announced Tuesday.
The since-deleted Facebook post by Anthony P. Luke referred to Kirk and featured a cartoon showing elephants worshiping a golden rifle with one elephant declaring, "Bring out the next sacrifice!!" according to Fox 8 News.
The post reportedly appeared on Luke’s personal Facebook page after Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, was tragically killed at a college campus event in Utah Sept. 10.
Bibb said the post "crossed the line."
"This post romanticizes gun violence, a matter far too serious in a city where we mourn too many families every week, too many lives cut short, and too many children denied safe sleep in their beds," Bibb wrote.
"I firmly believe in free speech, and the First Amendment protects every individual’s right to express opinions — even those that are unpopular, provocative, or difficult to hear. But with rights come responsibilities, especially for those who hold positions of public trust and leadership. A public safety leader is not just another citizen: they are a standard-bearer for what the City of Cleveland stands for, what we teach our children, and how our neighbors should expect to be treated — and protected.
"Chief Luke’s post crossed the line. It was insensitive, it was incendiary, and it did not reflect the values of compassion, unity, and safety that I strive to stand for—and that every public safety leader in this city should embody. Therefore, I am, effective immediately, placing Chief Luke on paid administrative leave pending an investigation," Bibb concluded.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Emma Bussey.
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Utah DA says additional charges 'certainly possible' for Charlie Kirk suspect
Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray has commented further on the charges faced by Tyler Robinson who appeared in court today for the first time after his arrest.
On "Hannity" Tuesday night, Gray said the death penalty is not always needed in all murder cases, but in this case he said Robinson had put others at risk of death, which is why it had been introduced.
When asked by Sean Hannity if more charges were on the horizon for Robinson, Gray responded it was “certainly possible” as his team continued to follow all the leads they had.
Gray’s comments came after he addressed similar questions at a press conference earlier when reporters pushed him on if additional charges would be filed against anyone else.
“Again, we don't have any information at this point of additional, suspects, but I know that our law enforcement agencies are continuing to follow leads” Gray added.
While Gray confirmed he was “filing a notice of intent to seek the death penalty,” he said the decision to do was was made “independently as county attorney, based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime."
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