The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week in Utah has rocked the nation.
On Wednesday, Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, when he was shot and killed. After a manhunt, that involved local, state and federal law enforcement, authorities identified the alleged suspect to be Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident, on Friday morning.
The assassination was condemned by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, spoke about her late husband and predicted that the movement the conservative activist built will not go away.
“If you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world…,” she said on Friday.
“You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife, the cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry,” she added. “To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die.”
As part of the investigation, authorities recovered the alleged rifle, a Mauser 98 .30-06 caliber, with a scope mounted on it.
Law enforcement also found unfired casings that had inscriptions, according to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R). The first one had “Hey fascist!” The second had the lyrics of the Italian folk song “Bella Ciao” and the third read “if you read this, you are gay, lmao.”
According to the Utah Board of Higher Education, Robinson is a third-year student at Dixie Technical College.
Cox will be on ABC’s “This Week,” NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and CNN’s “State of the Union,” where he will likely discuss the ongoing investigation into the shooting.
President Trump said Friday that he is planning to deploy the National Guard to Memphis, Tenn., as part of the administration’s crackdown on crime.
“And the mayor is happy. He’s a Democrat mayor. The mayor is happy. And the governor, Tennessee, the governor is happy,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends.”.
Across the Atlantic, Poland invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty this week after fighter planes downed several Russian drones that illegally entered the country’s airspace. The incident prompted condemnations from NATO members.
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the presence of the Kremlin’s drones in Romania. Romanian Air Force dispatched two F-16 fighter planes to track the drones.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a staunch supporter of Ukraine in the Senate, NBC’s “Meet the Press,” where he will likely discuss the ongoing developments in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Trump reupped his request to NATO members to stop buying Russian oil and added that he is prepared to slap sanctions on Russia.
NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday”: Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.); Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and the Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at American Enterprise Institute, Yuval Levin.
Fox News’ “Fox News Sunday”: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.); Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.); Robert P. George and Cornel West, professors at Princeton University and co-authors of “Truth Matters” and Harvest Christian Fellowship Senior Pastor Greg Laurie.
ABC’s “This Week”: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R); Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D); Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas).
NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Cox; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.); Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
CNN’s “State of the Union”: Cox and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).
Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures”: Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem; Trump Organization Executive Vice President Eric Trump; Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.); Trump Media CEO and former Rep. Devin Nunes; Turning Point USA Spokesman Andrew Kolvet.
