Activist was shot in the neck while talking at an event at a university in Utah on Thursday, a tragedy that was recorded in several videos that started to circulate quickly on social networks
Authorities of the continuing to search on Thursday (11) the killer of the influencer, a far-right activist very close to the president, whose murder increased the fear of a climb of political violence in the country. President Donald Trump accused the “radical left” rhetoric of contributing to the murder of 31 -year -old Kirk to whom he described as a “martyr of truth.” “For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the worst mass killers and criminals in the world,” Trump told the attack on a video published on his social truth platform. “This type of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism we are seeing in our country today and should stop immediately,” he added.
The Republican leader has promised that his government “will find all those who contributed to this atrocity and other cases of political violence, including the organizations that fund and support it.” Kirk had a great influence on US politics and helped Trump increase his adhesion among younger voters, one of the fundamental factors in the return of the Republican to the White House.
The activist was shot in the neck while talking at an event at a university in Utah on Thursday, a tragedy that was recorded in several videos that started circulating quickly on social networks. In the recordings, Kirk appears falling from his chair amid the screams of panic of the public. The attack took place near noon during an event organized by the ‘Turning Point USA’ movement, co-founded by Kirk.
Beau Mason, from the Utah Public Security Department, said the shot probably came from a roof and that the closed circuit cameras recorded a suspect “wearing dark clothes.” University students described the attack as “terrifying.” “This makes me feel that I should be very careful when expressing my political ideas,” Samuel Kimball, a student of computer engineering, told AFP. “If I were someone who was thinking of dedicating myself to politics, I would be afraid of being shot,” he added.
The author of the shooting remains at large, despite the door -to -door operations performed by federal, state and local agents.
Half-mutt flags
Utah’s governor Spencer Cox said it was “a political murder” and promised that the official will be found and tried with all the weight of the law. “I want to remember the people that in the state of Utah there is still the death penalty,” he said. Trump ordered the flags to be filed at half-mutter in the federal government buildings until Sunday, a demonstration of the importance this activist had for the 79-year-old president.
Many consider that Kirk’s influence on young people was a determining factor in the 2024 presidential elections, won by Trump. In 2012 Kirk Cofunda the ‘Turning Point uses’ to promote his conservative postures among young people, and his eloquence made him a spokesman often interviewed on television.
In addition, Kirk used his huge audience on Instagram and YouTube to express support for anti-immigration policies, defense of Christianity and the right to carry weapons. The announcement of his death in shots shocked the political class in the United States, both Republicans in power and democratic opposition. United States Vice President Jd Vance asked Kirk’s “eternal rest”, while Senator and leader of the Republican majority, John Thune, said he was “horrified.”
The main figures on the left also condemned the attack. “There is no place in our country for this kind of violence. This needs to stop now,” former Democratic President Joe Biden wrote. California governor Gavin Newsom, who debated Kirk on his podcast, qualified the attack as “disgusting, vile and objectionable,” and the former vice president condemned “political violence.”
Kirk’s murder occurs three months after a man shot dead in his home in Minnesota, a state chamber democratic parliamentarian and her husband.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Fernando Dias
