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  • White House requests $58 million to increase security for executive, judicial branches after Charlie Kirk shooting, sources say

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    The Trump administration is sending a $58 million request to Congress to increase security for the executive and judicial branches in the wake of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday.

    Punchbowl was first to report the news.

    A White House official confirmed the extra funds would be directed to the U.S. Marshals Service and would also include enhanced 
    protection for Supreme Court justices.

    Additionally, the Trump administration expressed support for increased funding to protect congressional lawmakers, but may defer to the legislative branch on that.

    This all comes ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline. 

    CBS News previously reported on a new pilot program for House members that launched in August that provides an extra allowance for members to hire personal security or make upgrades at home.

    House Speaker Mike Johnson said late this week a “deliberate” and thorough review of the program is underway. The Senate is also considering additional safety precautions.  

    “We’ve got to protect people who run for public office or no one will, and that’s heavy on our hearts and minds, as we also, you know, work through the trauma of what happened,” Johnson told reporters Thursday. 

    U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan told CBS News that the department expects to track more than 14,000 threats to members by the end of the year, significantly outpacing previous years. Sullivan said USCP will be operating at a “heightened posture” going forward. 

    “We’re prepared to continue to react and keep the members of Congress safe,” Sullivan said.

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  • Montana GOP Rep Ryan Zinke calls assassination of Charlie Kirk a ‘watershed moment’

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    Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was a “watershed moment,” stressing that Americans should be able to have political disagreements without engaging in violence.

    Zinke made the comments on Friday during an appearance on NewsNation’s show “The Hill,” when he cited earlier remarks by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox as he expressed disappointment that differences in political viewpoints have led to violent attacks.

    “We should look and reflect,” Zinke said on Friday. “This is, you know, as the governor pointed out, a watershed moment. So, the watershed moment depends on what this country does.”

    “Are we going to continue this?” the congressman continued. “Are we going to continue to not be able to have dialogue and talk to your neighbor?”

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    Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was a “watershed moment.” (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

    Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated by a gunman on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead.

    The alleged gunman was identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, whose family persuaded him to turn himself in after a multi-day manhunt.

    During a news conference on Friday, Cox called for civility and for people on both sides of the political aisle to de-escalate and to step away from political frustrations and “choose a different path.”

    “This is our moment: Do we escalate, or do we find an off-ramp? It’s a choice,” Cox said.

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    Arizonans mourn Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk

    Arizonans mourn Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk outside the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix.  (Getty Images)

    “For the last 48 hours, I have been as angry as I have ever been, as sad as I have ever been … and as anger pushed me to the brink, it was actually Charlie’s words that pushed me back. Charlie said, ‘When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence,’” Cox added.

    Zinke similarly urged people to engage in political dialogue without turning to violence. He also said statements he has seen on social media were “disheartening” after recent instances of political violence this year.

    “You see, you know, an assassination attempt,” Zinke said on Friday. “You see a political assassination in Minnesota. You see one with Charlie Kirk. You know a father. You know a great patriot, a loving husband. You know, assassinated. And ironically, his assassination was over his message, which was, ‘Let’s have a dialogue. Let’s talk.’”

    “In our country, the strength is that, you know, we may agree or disagree, but disagreement should never result in violence,” he continued.

    Charlie Kirk on Utah Valley University campus

    Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on Wednesday in Orem, Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

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    Zinke referenced an incident in June for which Vance Boelter was charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, her husband, Mark, and their dog at their home in Minneapolis.

    Boelter was also charged with shooting Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, and for attempting to shoot their daughter, Hope.

    Other acts of political violence in recent years include President Donald Trump surviving assassination attempts last year and Paul Pelosi, the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., being attacked with a hammer in 2022.

    Zinke’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

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  • Dodgers pitcher writes tribute to Charlie Kirk on hat

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    Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen took the mound at Oracle Park during Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants with a handwritten tribute to Charlie Kirk easily visible on the right side of his hat.Treinen’s blue Dodgers hat had Kirk’s name written in white, with a Christian cross on each side of Kirk’s name. The message came two days after Kirk, a 31-year-old political activist who frequently expounded far-right views, was shot and killed at a rally on Utah Valley University’s campus in Orem, Utah. Video above: Pa. lawmaker to introduce bill that establishes Charlie Kirk Day as state holidayTreinen hasn’t been shy about using his platform to promote his beliefs and conspiracy theories, which have usually been far-right memes and anti-vaccine content. During the heated Giants-Dodgers postseason showdown in 2021, Treinen changed his Instagram bio to link to Robin Bullock, who said he was a “prophet of God” on his YouTube channel and shared conspiracy theories and indirectly took credit for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.A one-time All-Star with the A’s, Treinen has been with the Dodgers since 2020 and has been a steady presence in their bullpen. But he and fellow pitcher Clayton Kershaw were outspoken against their own team when the Dodgers invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a charity group of queer and drag nuns, to their Pride Night in 2023.During the Dodgers’ Pride Night in 2025 (which coincidentally happened when the Giants were in LA), Kershaw created a controversy for himself when he wrote a Bible verse on his hat. Kershaw claimed it had nothing to do with Pride night, but the specific passage he chose has been frequently used by Christians to denounce the LGBTQ+ community. The Dodgers played a game on Wednesday night, but Treinen didn’t pitch in the 9-0 win over the Rockies. On Friday night, he made an appearance in a game and displayed the tribute to Kirk. Treinen escaped a jam in the ninth inning, but took the loss after he faced one batter in the 10th. It made him the pitcher responsible for the winning run when Giants catcher Patrick Bailey crushed a walk-off grand slam off of Dodgers pitcher Tanner Scott.

    Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen took the mound at Oracle Park during Friday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants with a handwritten tribute to Charlie Kirk easily visible on the right side of his hat.

    Treinen’s blue Dodgers hat had Kirk’s name written in white, with a Christian cross on each side of Kirk’s name. The message came two days after Kirk, a 31-year-old political activist who frequently expounded far-right views, was shot and killed at a rally on Utah Valley University’s campus in Orem, Utah.

    Video above: Pa. lawmaker to introduce bill that establishes Charlie Kirk Day as state holiday

    Treinen hasn’t been shy about using his platform to promote his beliefs and conspiracy theories, which have usually been far-right memes and anti-vaccine content. During the heated Giants-Dodgers postseason showdown in 2021, Treinen changed his Instagram bio to link to Robin Bullock, who said he was a “prophet of God” on his YouTube channel and shared conspiracy theories and indirectly took credit for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.

    A one-time All-Star with the A’s, Treinen has been with the Dodgers since 2020 and has been a steady presence in their bullpen. But he and fellow pitcher Clayton Kershaw were outspoken against their own team when the Dodgers invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a charity group of queer and drag nuns, to their Pride Night in 2023.

    During the Dodgers’ Pride Night in 2025 (which coincidentally happened when the Giants were in LA), Kershaw created a controversy for himself when he wrote a Bible verse on his hat. Kershaw claimed it had nothing to do with Pride night, but the specific passage he chose has been frequently used by Christians to denounce the LGBTQ+ community.

    The Dodgers played a game on Wednesday night, but Treinen didn’t pitch in the 9-0 win over the Rockies. On Friday night, he made an appearance in a game and displayed the tribute to Kirk. Treinen escaped a jam in the ninth inning, but took the loss after he faced one batter in the 10th. It made him the pitcher responsible for the winning run when Giants catcher Patrick Bailey crushed a walk-off grand slam off of Dodgers pitcher Tanner Scott.

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  • Charlie Kirk shooting suspect’s family says he recently became more politically active

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    Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is being held in Spanish Fork, Utah. Officials have yet to identify a precise motive for Wednesday’s shooting. Carter Evans has new developments.

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  • U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrats call for end to political violence after Charlie Kirk’s death

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    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, spoke to state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, who is running for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District in 2026 at the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry in Des Moines Sep. 13, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, and Iowa congressional candidates took time Saturday at the Polk County Democrats’ Steak Fry to condemn political violence in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing in Utah.

    The Polk County Democrats Steak Fry, an annual fundraiser, featured speeches from Democratic candidates for Iowa’s U.S. Senate race, as well as from the 3rd and 4th congressional district races. Van Hollen, who gave a keynote address at the event, spoke about Kirk’s death, saying the shooting is a reminder of “how fragile our democracy can feel,” while criticizing Trump’s response to the issue.

    On Wednesday, Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot while answering a question at an event at Utah Valley University. The suspected gunman was identified and taken into custody Friday. Politicians and leaders mourned Kirk’s death and called for a change to prevent future politically motivated violence.

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    “The answer cannot be more violence,” Van Hollen said. “The answer cannot be vengeance. And sadly, the president is using this moment not to unite America against political violence, but to engage in finger pointing. But we will not be silenced. We will speak out for what we believe vigorously, courageously and peacefully.”

    Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said it has been a “really hard week” in light of Kirk’s death, and that Democrats, and all Americans, need to take steps to ensure these threats are eliminated.

    “We don’t have to look very far to see other examples of violence that has occurred because of political leanings,” Hart said, in part referring to the fatal shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman in June. “And none of us find that to be acceptable, because it simply isn’t. We live in a country that was founded on the principle that we could stand up in a place like this and express our feelings, our thoughts, our attitudes, our beliefs and our political leanings, and not get shot because we have an opinion or a thought that’s different than somebody else’s.”

    In Iowa, there has been an outpouring of sympathy for Kirk’s family and calls to stop political violence. Speaking with reporters, Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate called for an end to political violence.

    In recent days, there has been some criticism from Republicans and others of Iowans, including some teachers, who have made controversial social media posts about Kirk’s death.

    Democratic Senate candidate Jackie Norris, the school board president for the Des Moines Public Schools, said political violence was unacceptable, and that teachers — alongside most people — should be more cognizant of what their are publicly posting on social media. However, Norris added, “we have to respect that people have different views,” including teachers.

    “It is important that we tone down the rhetoric, but we also have to respect that (teachers) have strong feelings too,” Norris said. “It’s a balance.”

    Van Hollen calls Democrats ‘spineless’ for not backing Mamdani

    Van Hollen also told Iowans at the event winning in 2026 elections will mean Democrats must be outspokenly in support of Democratic candidates running in 2025 races — including New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

    The Maryland Democrat said Iowa would play an important role in the 2026 midterms — but that supporting Democrats in 2025 races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as for New York City mayor, will help build “momentum” for 2026.

    Van Hollen criticized New York Democrats for not supporting Mamdani, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. He said many Democrats representing New York in the U.S. House and Senate have “stayed on the sidelines” as President Donald Trump and others have mobilized to defeat the Democratic candidate.

    “That kind of spineless politics is what people are sick of,” Van Hollen said. “They need to get behind him and get behind him now.”

    Van Hollen criticized other aspects of the Democratic Party, saying the Biden administration was “feckless” in holding the Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accountable to U.S. and international law. But he largely focused his remarks on Trump and Republicans in control of Congress.

    In addition to talking about Medicaid cuts and criticizing Trump’s foreign policy decisions, Van Hollen said the Trump administration was violating people’s constitutional rights by pursuing mass deportations. The Maryland Democrat gained a significant national platform earlier in 2025 for his work involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was deported to El Salvador erroneously and held in the country’s megaprison.

    Van Hollen was one of the major advocates for returning Abrego Garcia to the country and allowing his case to go through the U.S. court system. At the Saturday event, Van Hollen told Iowans he was advised not to pursue the issue as immigration was not a winning topic for Democrats — but he said he continued to fight for Abrego Garcia’s due process rights because “our democracy cannot survive on silence or equivocation.”

    “And lo and behold, Americans across the political spectrum do believe in the red, white and blue essential right to due process in the United States of America,” he said. “They do believe in the principle that no one in America — I mean, no one — should be disappeared by the state without having a chance before a court of law. And Americans understand this is not about one man. It’s about all of us. Because when you strip away the rights from one person, you threaten the rights of all, of all of us.”

    Abrego Garcia has been returned to the U.S., though the Trump administration has stated they intend to deport him again, potentially to the country of Eswatini.

    Van Hollen said he would “never, ever apologize for standing up for anybody’s constitutional rights,” and said Democrats need to do more to speak out on issues they believe are important, even if polls or pundits say the topics are not politically advantageous. This will be especially important in states like Iowa, he said.

    “We can and we will win here again, if — if — we speak to our core values, if we show people what we will stand up for and we will fight for,” Van Hollen said. “That’s why it’s great to be here to flip steaks and flip seats.”

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  • Morgan Wallen sends prayers to Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika during emotional concert performance

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    Morgan Wallen shared a touching message for Erika Kirk following her husband’s assassination at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.

    On Sept. 12, Wallen was performing in Edmonton, Alberta for his “I’m The Problem” tour when he addressed the crowd, honoring Charlie Kirk and his family, and sharing that he’s praying for them. 

    “I’m not gonna say a whole bunch on this, but this song right here has been hitting me harder in the last couple days, and I just wanted to let Erika Kirk know that me and my family are sending prayers her way,” Wallen is seen saying in a video uploaded on Instagram.

    Morgan Wallen honored Charlie Kirk and his widow Erika Kirk. (Getty Images)

    The country star began singing, and asked fans to join in, on his hit song, “I’m A Little Crazy.” Fans took to the comment section of the video and noted the passion in Wallen’s voice while singing this song.

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    “You can feel his anger in the way he sang it. We love you Morgan. We love you Erika. We love you Charlie. We love you America,” one user wrote.

    “I just wanted to let Erika Kirk know that me and my family are sending prayers her way.”

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    Another added, “you can see and hear his anger.. we love you Morgan”

    “Just when I thought I couldn’t love him anymore,” a third person wrote.

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    Morgan Wallen honored Charlie Kirk at one of his recent shows. (John Shearer)

    On Sept. 12, Erika broke her silence on her husband’s death. In a video uploaded to Turning Point USA’s YouTube account, Erika said, “Charlie loved, loved life. He loved his life. He loved America. He loved nature, which helped him always bring him closer to God.”

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    Erika continued, “But most of all, Charlie loved his children, and he loved me with all of his heart. And I knew that, every day I knew that. He made sure I knew that every day. Every day, he would ask me, ‘How can I serve you better? How can I be a better husband? How can I be a better father?’ Every day, every day. He was such a good man. He still is a good man. He was the perfect father. He was the perfect husband.”

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    Erika Kirk spoke for the first time since the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, at Turning Point USA on Sept. 12, 2025. (Courtesy: Turning Point USA)

    Kirk, who was killed Wednesday during a speaking engagement in Orem, Utah, was a well-known conservative activist. He was 31 when he was assassinated.

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    Friday morning, President Trump announced during a live appearance on “Fox & Friends” that an arrest had been made in Kirk’s murder.

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    Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah, prior to the assassination. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

    Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, and obstruction of justice charges, according to a court affidavit. A judge ordered that he be held without bail. Formal charges are expected early next week.

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  • Clemson suspends employee following social media posts mocking death of Charlie Kirk

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    Clemson University suspended an employee following social media posts that appear to mock the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (File photo provided by Clemson University)

    Clemson University suspended an employee Saturday following social media posts that mocked the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as the Legislature’s GOP leaders called for an emergency meeting of the school’s governing board.

    The suspension came two days after Clemson College Republicans began flagging social media posts of employees’ reactions to Kirk’s death Wednesday. Of the three people the college chapter called out — including two assistant professors — it is unclear who is suspended.

    The public Upstate university declined to provide any further information on the “personnel matter.”

    The suspension announcement followed outcry online from state politicians, Clemson students and alumni and Republican members of South Carolina’s congressional delegation.

    “This action reflects the seriousness with which Clemson approaches violations of its standards and values,” reads the statement posted about noon Saturday. “We understand the frustration, and we share the deep concern over the nature of these posts.”

    Also on Saturday, GOP leaders of both Statehouse chambers called on Clemson’s Board of Trustees to meet and “take immediate and appropriate action.” The three-paragraph letter did not specify what they wanted the board to do.

    “We were shocked and saddened this week by the murder of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus. It leaves a dark stain on our nation’s history,” reads the letter signed by the Senate president, House speaker and chief budget writers of each chamber.

    “In its aftermath, several Clemson University faculty made vile and troubling comments,” it continued. “While the University has issued a statement, it fails to address the gravity of the matter.”

    The letter, dated Saturday, was posted on social media shortly after Clemson’s announcement.

    House Ways and Means Chairman Bruce Bannister, one of the four signers, said the leaders wanted to make clear that the college’s first statement was not enough.

    That four-paragraph statement, posted Friday afternoon, said “Clemson University unequivocally condemns any and all expressions that endorse, glorify or celebrate political violence. … This is an opportunity for each of us to stop and consider our core values of mutual respect, integrity and personal responsibility.”

    Bannister told the SC Daily Gazette the trustees need to meet and take “fairly significant action” but did not say whether that should mean firing the employees.

    “I think they need to talk to the professors, look at what was posted,” said the Greenville Republican. “The professors should be given an opportunity to explain their position, and then they should make a decision based on what’s the right path forward for Clemson.”

    Also signing the letter were Senate President Thomas Alexander and Senate Finance Chairman Harvey — both Clemson graduates — and House Speaker Murrell Smith. They did not immediately return messages from the Gazette.

    It’s unclear whether firing is an option.

    The university’s latest statement said an investigation into the posts continues and the school would “act within the bounds of the law” and university policies.

    A state law dating to 1950 makes it illegal to “discharge a citizen from employment or occupation” because of their “political opinions or the exercise of political rights and privileges guaranteed to every citizen.” But South Carolina is also an at-will employment state, meaning employers generally can fire an employee for any or no reason.

    Kirk, who co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 to combat progressive politics on college campuses, was shot in the neck about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday as he debated with students at Utah Valley University. About 3,000 people gathered outside for one of Kirk’s signature “prove me wrong” events.

    He was answering a question about mass shootings when he was hit by a single bullet. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. On Friday morning, officials announced the arrest of a 22-year-old Utah man, who was not a student of that college.

    “In my opinion any post that indicates this was acceptable behavior is out of line,” Bannister said.

    The social media posts flagged by the college GOP chapter came from two assistant professors and an employee who appears to work in operations. None of the employees responded to messages from the SC Daily Gazette.

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  • Erika Kirk’s first speech since husband’s assassination sparks massive TPUSA chapter surge nationwide

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    Turning Point USA leaders announced the organization received 18,000 new chapter requests after founder Charlie Kirk‘s wife, Erika, addressed the nation for the first time since her husband’s assassination.

    Republican Minnesota state Rep. Elliott Engen shared a screenshot Saturday of a conversation with a TPUSA leader, where they said they received 18,000 requests to start chapters at colleges and high schools.

    Prior to Erika’s speech, TPUSA reported having 9,000 college chapters and 1,100 high school chapters.

    “This is the Turning Point,” the TPUSA leader wrote in the text exchange.

    Erika Kirk delivers an emotional speech two days after Charlie Kirk’s killing, with a tribute message and photo of him displayed on the podium. (Courtesy: Turning Point USA)

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    The new chapter requests come after Kirk was assassinated Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.

    The alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident, was turned in by his father Friday and is facing aggravated murder charges.

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    Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event Thursday in Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via Reuters)

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    In a viral live stream from Kirk’s office Friday, Erika said her husband’s work and message — centered on faith, patriotism and moral conviction — will not die. 

    She said his mission will become “stronger, bolder, louder and greater than ever,” encouraging young people to join or create Turning Point USA chapters if there is not one in their area.

    “He wants you to make a difference, and you can,” Erika said. “The movement is not going anywhere, and it will only grow stronger when you join it.”

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    A memorial honoring Kirk at the Timpanogos Regional Hospital is flooded with “We love you, Charlie” posters, flowers and American flags. More signs and flowers have been placed for Kirk on Utah Valley University’s campus.  (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)

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    In an Instagram post sharing photos of her husband lying in his casket, she added, “they have no idea what they just ignited within this wife.”

    “If they thought my husband’s mission was big now..you have no idea,” she wrote. “You. All of you. Will never. Ever. Forget my husband @charliekirk1776 I’ll make sure of it.”

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    Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

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  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta employee ‘terminated’ over comments about Charlie Kirk’s murder

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    Comments on social media have led to an employee at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta being taken off the job.

    A spokesperson for the healthcare system confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that an employee was terminated because of comments made about the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

    “Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is aware of inappropriate comments made on social media by an employee yesterday. This type of rhetoric is not acceptable for Children’s employees and violates our social media policy,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

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    The content of those comments have not been released.

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    Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian also announced that several Delta employees have been suspended over their comments on Kirk’s death.

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    Kirk, 31, was shot and killed during an event for his nonprofit, Turning Point USA, on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. He was pronounced dead after being rushed to a nearby hospital.

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    On Friday, the FBI and Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced the accused shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was in custody.

    Kirk’s death has sparked heated debate on social media, with many mourning the loss of the activist and others criticizing him for the controversial beliefs he was known for.

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  • London protest organized by far-right activist exceeds 100,000 as small clashes break out

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    A London march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson drew more than 100,000 people and became unruly Saturday as a small group of his supporters clashed with police officers who were separating them from counterprotesters.Several officers were punched, kicked and struck by bottles tossed by people at the fringes of the “Unite the Kingdom” rally, Metropolitan Police said. Reinforcements with helmets and riot shields were deployed to support the 1,000-plus officers on duty.At least nine people were arrested, but police indicated that many other offenders had been identified and would be held accountable.Police estimated that Robinson drew about 110,000 people, while the rival “March Against Fascism” protest organized by Stand Up To Racism had about 5,000 marchers.Anti-migrant themeRobinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, founded the nationalist and anti-Islam English Defense League and is one of the most influential far-right figures in Britain.The march was billed as a demonstration in support of free speech, with much of the rhetoric by influencers and several far-right politicians from across Europe aimed largely at the perils of migration, a problem much of the continent is struggling to control.“We are both subject to the same process of the great replacement of our European people by peoples coming from the south and of Muslim culture, you and we are being colonized by our former colonies,” far-right French politician Eric Zemmour said.Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and owner of X, who has waded into British politics several times this year, was beamed in by video and condemned the left-leaning U.K. government.“There’s something beautiful about being British, and what I see happening here is a destruction of Britain, initially a slow erosion, but rapidly increasing erosion of Britain with massive uncontrolled migration,” he said.Robinson told the crowd in a hoarse voice that migrants now had more rights in court than the “British public, the people that built this nation.”The marches come at a time when the U.K. has been divided by debate over migrants crossing the English Channel in overcrowded inflatable boats to arrive on shore without authorization.Numerous anti-migrant protests were held this summer outside hotels housing asylum-seekers following the arrest of an Ethiopian man who was later convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a London suburb. Some of those protests became violent and led to arrests.Sea of flagsParticipants in the “Unite the Kingdom” march carried the St. George’s red-and-white flag of England and the union jack, the state flag of the United Kingdom, and chanted, “We want our country back.”U.K. flags have proliferated this summer across the U.K. — at events and on village lampposts — in what some have said is a show of national pride and others said reflects a tilt toward nationalism.Supporters held signs saying “Stop the boats,” “Send them home” and “Enough is enough, save our children.”At the counterprotest, the crowd held signs saying “Refugees welcome” and “Smash the far right,” and shouted, “Stand up, fight back.”Robinson supporters chanted crude refrains about U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, leader of the center-left Labour Party, and also shouted messages of support for slain U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Several speakers paid tribute to Kirk, who was remembered in a moment of silence, followed by a bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace.”One demonstrator held a sign saying: “Freedom of speech is dead. RIP Charlie Kirk.”Crowd covered blocks of LondonThe crowd at one point stretched from Big Ben across the River Thames and around the corner beyond Waterloo train station, a distance of about three-quarters of a mile (around a kilometer).The marches had been mostly peaceful, but toward the late afternoon, “Unite the Kingdom” supporters threw items at the rival rally and tried to break through barriers set up to separate the groups, police said. Officers had to use force to keep a crowd-control fence from being breached.Counterprotesters heckled a man with blood pouring down his face who was being escorted by police from the group of Robinson supporters. It was not immediately clear what happened to him.While the crowd was large, it fell far short of one of the biggest recent marches when a pro-Palestinian rally drew an estimated 300,000 people in November 2023.Robinson had planned a “Unite the Kingdom” rally last October, but could not attend after being jailed for contempt of court for violating a 2021 High Court order barring him from repeating libelous allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him. He previously served jail time for assault and mortgage fraud.

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    A London march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson drew more than 100,000 people and became unruly Saturday as a small group of his supporters clashed with police officers who were separating them from counterprotesters.

    Several officers were punched, kicked and struck by bottles tossed by people at the fringes of the “Unite the Kingdom” rally, Metropolitan Police said. Reinforcements with helmets and riot shields were deployed to support the 1,000-plus officers on duty.

    At least nine people were arrested, but police indicated that many other offenders had been identified and would be held accountable.

    Police estimated that Robinson drew about 110,000 people, while the rival “March Against Fascism” protest organized by Stand Up To Racism had about 5,000 marchers.

    Anti-migrant theme

    Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, founded the nationalist and anti-Islam English Defense League and is one of the most influential far-right figures in Britain.

    The march was billed as a demonstration in support of free speech, with much of the rhetoric by influencers and several far-right politicians from across Europe aimed largely at the perils of migration, a problem much of the continent is struggling to control.

    “We are both subject to the same process of the great replacement of our European people by peoples coming from the south and of Muslim culture, you and we are being colonized by our former colonies,” far-right French politician Eric Zemmour said.

    Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and owner of X, who has waded into British politics several times this year, was beamed in by video and condemned the left-leaning U.K. government.

    “There’s something beautiful about being British, and what I see happening here is a destruction of Britain, initially a slow erosion, but rapidly increasing erosion of Britain with massive uncontrolled migration,” he said.

    Robinson told the crowd in a hoarse voice that migrants now had more rights in court than the “British public, the people that built this nation.”

    The marches come at a time when the U.K. has been divided by debate over migrants crossing the English Channel in overcrowded inflatable boats to arrive on shore without authorization.

    Numerous anti-migrant protests were held this summer outside hotels housing asylum-seekers following the arrest of an Ethiopian man who was later convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a London suburb. Some of those protests became violent and led to arrests.

    Sea of flags

    Participants in the “Unite the Kingdom” march carried the St. George’s red-and-white flag of England and the union jack, the state flag of the United Kingdom, and chanted, “We want our country back.”

    U.K. flags have proliferated this summer across the U.K. — at events and on village lampposts — in what some have said is a show of national pride and others said reflects a tilt toward nationalism.

    Supporters held signs saying “Stop the boats,” “Send them home” and “Enough is enough, save our children.”

    Demonstrators take part in the Tommy Robinson-led "Unite the Kingdom" march and rally near Westminster, London, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.

    At the counterprotest, the crowd held signs saying “Refugees welcome” and “Smash the far right,” and shouted, “Stand up, fight back.”

    Robinson supporters chanted crude refrains about U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, leader of the center-left Labour Party, and also shouted messages of support for slain U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

    Several speakers paid tribute to Kirk, who was remembered in a moment of silence, followed by a bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace.”

    One demonstrator held a sign saying: “Freedom of speech is dead. RIP Charlie Kirk.”

    Crowd covered blocks of London

    The crowd at one point stretched from Big Ben across the River Thames and around the corner beyond Waterloo train station, a distance of about three-quarters of a mile (around a kilometer).

    The marches had been mostly peaceful, but toward the late afternoon, “Unite the Kingdom” supporters threw items at the rival rally and tried to break through barriers set up to separate the groups, police said. Officers had to use force to keep a crowd-control fence from being breached.

    Counterprotesters heckled a man with blood pouring down his face who was being escorted by police from the group of Robinson supporters. It was not immediately clear what happened to him.

    Tommy Robinson speaks during the "Unite the Kingdom" march and rally near Westminster, London, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.

    While the crowd was large, it fell far short of one of the biggest recent marches when a pro-Palestinian rally drew an estimated 300,000 people in November 2023.

    Robinson had planned a “Unite the Kingdom” rally last October, but could not attend after being jailed for contempt of court for violating a 2021 High Court order barring him from repeating libelous allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him. He previously served jail time for assault and mortgage fraud.

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  • Questions linger about alleged shooter’s motivation for killing Charlie Kirk

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    Though the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was revealed by authorities on Friday, questions surrounding his identity and motivations have exacerbated intense US political debates in the aftermath of the shooting.

    Authorities revealed Kirk’s suspected killer to be Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man who grew up in Washington, Utah, along the state’s south-western border.

    In absence of a clear motive for the slaying, reports have tried to piece together information about Robinson and his background. He is a third-year student in an electrical apprenticeship program at Dixie Technical College in the state. Both of his parents are registered Republicans, though his personal political beliefs remain unclear. Now-deleted pictures on social media show Robinson and his family posing with guns.

    In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Saturday, Utah’s governor, Spencer Cox, said: “It’s very clear to us and to investigators that this was a person who was deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology.” Cox cited the findings of the ongoing investigation into Robinson and his possible motive but did not provide any further details about how officials arrived at that conclusion.

    Related: FBI director ridiculed by far right for clumsy response to Charlie Kirk’s killing

    Those remarks from Cox were published a day after he delivered a speech following Robinson’s arrest where he had a candid moment about Robinson’s identity as a Utahn.

    “Bad stuff happens, and for 33 hours, I was praying that if this had to happen here, it wouldn’t be one of us,” Cox said. “That somebody drove from another state, somebody came from another country. Sadly, that prayer was not answered the way I hoped for.”

    He went on to explain that it would have been “easier on us” if the suspect weren’t from the community.

    “Just because I thought it would make it easier on us to say, ‘Hey, we don’t do that here.’ Indeed, Utah is a special place, we lead the nation in charitable giving, we lead the nation in service every year,” Cox said, tears welling in his eyes. “But it did happen here, and it was one of us.”

    After Robinson’s identity was revealed, some conservatives have softened their attacks against Kirk’s alleged murderer as an individual – but continue to leverage anger toward liberals as a group.

    Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina tweeted on Wednesday that “it’s time to bring back the death penalty” following Kirk’s murder.

    On Friday, Mace said that Kirk “would want us to pray for such an evil and lost individual like Tyler Robinson to find Jesus Christ”.

    “We will try to do the same,” she wrote.

    She later doubled down on the death penalty, saying: “Some crimes are so evil, the only just punishment is the death penalty.” But, referring to the way the suspect’s father reportedly had a role in turning him over to authorities, she also said: “We are sending prayers and our high regards to Tyler Robinson’s father for doing the right thing.”

    Cox’s speech has largely been praised as highlighting unity during a divisive moment, providing a stark contrast to Donald Trump, who considered Kirk a close ally. The president on Friday appeared on Fox & Friends and was asked by host Ainsley Earhardt, “How do we fix this country? How do we come back together?”

    “The radicals on the right are radical because they don’t want to see crime,” Trump said. “The radicals on the left are the problem – and they are vicious and horrible and politically savvy. They want men in women’s sports, they want transgender people, they want open borders. The worst thing that happened to this country.”

    Conservatives had latched onto reports – that have since been retracted – that the casings for bullets found with the gun that police suspect was used to kill Kirk were engraved with markings indicating “trans ideology”.

    “To the surprise of literally no one,” Megyn Kelly said on her show earlier in the aftermath of Kirk’s killing. “There’s one particular group that’s been running around killing Americans in the name of ideology, and it’s transgender activists or individuals, or those who proclaim that they are.”

    Once Robinson’s identity was revealed, Kelly speculated that Robinson must have been radicalized after going to college.

    “This kid got radicalized, and obviously had a psychotic break … I am disturbed to see that he appears to have come from a loving, intact family,” Kelly said. “If you look at the family social media profile, it looks like a happy family. It looks like a loving mom, and a loving dad. He had two younger brothers, there’s lots of family photos of them going on vacations and family dinners.”

    Kelly noted that while authorities will be seeking the death penalty, it is ultimately a “mental health issue” that underpins the “radicalization” of young people who go to college.

    Meanwhile, white nationalist Nick Fuentes sought to shut down speculation that Robinson may have been a “Groyper”, a nickname for a follower of Fuentes, after reports on the engravings on the bullets of the alleged killer’s gun led to theorizing on his ideology.

    Groypers had long criticized Kirk and trolled speakers at his events because the former perceived the latter to be too politically moderate.

    While Fuentes claimed in a social media post that he and his followers were “currently being framed for the murder of Charlie Kirk,” he also said in a streaming video: “I pray to God there is no further violence.”

    “To all of my followers, if you take up arms, I disavow you,” Fuentes said. “I disown you in the strongest possible terms.”

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    Charlie Kirk shooting suspect held without bail; Comedian Riki Lindhome opens up about her life and career.

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  • Maryland teacher faces calls for resignation over controversial Charlie Kirk meme

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    A Maryland county executive called for the resignation of a middle school teacher who allegedly posted a joke online about the shooting of Charlie Kirk.

    According to local news outlet WBOC, a teacher based in Delmarva, Maryland, faced backlash on social media for their reaction to the conservative activist’s assassination on Wednesday.

    “As with much of the country, numerous Delmarva neighbors took to social media to add their perspective on Kirk’s death. In at least three cases, online posts from local teachers drew the outrage of their communities,” the outlet reported.

    In one case, the unidentified teacher, an employee at Salisbury Middle School, reportedly shared a meme depicting President Donald Trump telling Kirk, “This [Jeffrey] Epstein thing won’t die, gonna need you to take one for the team.”

    I’M A DEMOCRAT, AND CHARLIE KIRK’S MURDER MUST UNITE ALL AMERICANS AGAINST VIOLENCE

    According to WBOC, a Maryland teacher faced backlash on social media for their reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting. (Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images)

    Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano told Fox News Digital that she was disturbed by the reactions to the death of Kirk on social media.

    “The tragic and senseless death of Charlie Kirk has shaken so many across our nation, and like many of you, I have been deeply disturbed to see some of the horrific and inappropriate posts circulating on social media in response to this loss. Regardless of political views, celebrating or mocking the death of any individual is cruel, unacceptable, and has no place in our community,” the official explained.

    Giordano said to Fox News Digital that she is aware of the concerns regarding the post allegedly made by the staff member.

    “I am aware of the concerns regarding a post allegedly made by a staff member at Salisbury Middle School. While personnel matters fall under the responsibility of the Board of Education and the Superintendent, I share in the concern and outrage that someone entrusted with the care and education of our children would engage in such behavior. Our children deserve to be taught and mentored by adults who model respect, compassion, and responsibility.”

    According to WBOC, Giordano on Wednesday “called for the resignation of a Wicomico County teacher after she says he ‘expressed support for political violence.’” 

    According to The Baltimore Sun, Giordano wrote on Facebook, “Tomorrow morning, I will be sending a formal letter to both the Wicomico County Board of Education and the Superintendent demanding the resignation of an individual within our school system who has openly promoted political violence.” 

    WATCH: BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS EXPRESS SHOCK, GRIEF AFTER CHARLIE KIRK’S KILLING

    Wicomico County Public Schools told Fox News Digital on Thursday that they were made aware of the social media post by a Salisbury Middle School teacher on Wednesday evening.

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    A Maryland county executive called for the resignation of a middle school teacher who reportedly expressed support for political violence. (Getty Images)

    “The posting of a meme and comments in relation to a very serious incident has been an unexpected, unnecessary and unwelcome disruption to school and school system operations. The social media post does not reflect the values of Wicomico County Public Schools and the Wicomico County Board of Education, and is not what we expect of our employees,” the spokesperson said to Fox News Digital.

    Wicomico County Public School officials are currently reviewing the teacher’s actions that caused online controversy.

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    Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano told Fox News Digital that she was disturbed by some of the reactions to the death of Kirk on social media. (iStock)

    COLUMBIA STUDENT SATIRE SITE JOKES ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK’S DEATH

    “We truly appreciate those who have taken time to share their concerns and assure everyone that this personnel matter is being immediately addressed. Wicomico County Public Schools staff are reviewing the situation carefully and will take appropriate action in accordance with our policies and commitment to maintaining a safe and respectful learning environment for our students. We thank those who have contacted us out of concern for our students and their education,” the spokesperson added.

    Wicomico County Public School officials are not able to comment on personnel matters.

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    “As a community, we must be better than this. Political disagreements should never cross into the realm of dehumanization or the glorification of violence. I call on everyone in Wicomico County to set a higher standard — one of civility, decency, and respect for all human life.”

    Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.

    Joshua focuses on politics, education policy ranging from the local to the federal level, and the parental uprising in education.

    Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation’s Young Leaders Program. 

    Story tips can be sent to joshua.nelson@fox.com and Joshua can be followed on Twitter and LinkedIn. 

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  • Trump praises FBI Director Kash Patel for speedy capture of Charlie Kirk assassin

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    EXCLUSIVE: President Trump on Saturday praised FBI Director Kash Patel for the remarkable speed in which the bureau identified and captured Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin.

    Tyler Robinson, 22, was nabbed in his hometown of Washington, Utah, just 33 hours after he allegedly shot Kirk from a rooftop on the campus of Utah Valley University. The capture came after a frantic manhunt that began with only grainy images of the suspect’s figure fleeing the scene.

    WHO IS TYLER ROBINSON? WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK’S SUSPECTED ASSASSIN

    “I am very proud of the FBI,” Trump said, speaking exclusively with Fox News Digital. “Kash—and everyone else—they have done a great job.” 

    Officials shared with Fox News Digital new details of the timeline of the investigation into the identification and arrest of Tyler Robinson and the unusual hands-on role Patel played in the process.

    Utah Governor Spencer Cox speaks alongside FBI Director Kash Patel at a press conference regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Thursday, September 11, 2025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)

    According to the FBI, Robinson was seen on the campus on Sept. 10, the day Kirk was shot, presumably conducting reconnaissance between 8:28 and 9:34 a.m. At 11:52 a.m., Robinson returned, climbed an exterior stairway to the roof of the Losee building, and took up a position at the highest level of the roof at 12:22 p.m., according to officials. He allegedly  shot Kirk just a minute later.

    Robinson then lowered himself from the roof and dropped to the ground, authorities said. Two minutes after he allegedly shot Kirk, Robinson ran into a nearby wooded area, where the gun was later found.

    Local FBI was on the scene immediately after the shooting, and Patel arrived at around 5:30 p.m. local time on Sept. 11.

    TIMELINE OF CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION 

    Patel was walked through the entire crime scene, and stood where Kirk was murdered. Patel walked each step the suspect took, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

    Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel arrive at a press conference to discuss new details in the investigation of Charlie Kirk's assassination

    Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel arrive at a press conference regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Thursday, September 11, 2025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)

    Patel also went to the rooftop where Robinson had allegedly perched and retraced his steps as he fled, including into the wooded area where the gun, a Mauser 30.06 rifle, was found.

    Patel personally directed agents as they processed evidence and prepared to send it to Quantico, ATF labs, or local labs. Sources told Fox News Digital that Patel then directed the evidence to be loaded onto a plane with initial forensics and evidence collected and sent it back to the FBI labs for processing.

    A law enforcement source told Fox News Digital that, typically, when evidence is collected in an investigation, an agent ships it to the labs. But the source said Patel directed that the evidence and fingerprints be sent back to Quantico via plane—traveling back and forth from Utah collecting and delivering evidence.

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    The booking photos for Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspected in the Utah assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. (Utah Gov. Spencer Cox)

    “The DNA was being analyzed through the night because the director was there and he was directing all of this,” the source told Fox News Digital. “He directed everyone and said ‘You’re going to get the evidence out now.’”

    The source added: “The evidence was getting back to the labs in rapid-speed. That’s why he was caught so quickly.” 

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    Fox News Digital also learned that Patel, against all recommendations, demanded the video footage of the suspect be released to the public.

    A law enforcement source familiar told Fox News Digital that Robinson’s father, who ultimately turned him in to authorities, told the FBI that he recognized his son in that released video.

    Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.

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  • Atlanta-based Delta suspends employees over comments about Charlie Kirk’s murder

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    Several Delta Air Lines employees have been suspended because of comments they made on social media about the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

    CEO Ed Bastian released a memo across the Atlanta-based company on Friday saying he was made aware of several employees whose social media comments “went well beyond healthy, respectful debate.”

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    Those employees have been suspended pending an investigation. The number of those involved was not released.

    “Whether we’re in uniform and on the clock, online or out in public, our colleagues, customers and communities expect us to reflect Delta’s values – integrity, care and servant leadership,” Bastian wrote in the memo.

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    Kirk, 31, was shot and killed during an event for his nonprofit, Turning Point USA, on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. He was pronounced dead after being rushed to a nearby hospital.

    On Friday, the FBI and Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced the accused shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was in custody.

    Kirk’s death has sparked heated debate on social media, with many mourning the loss of the activist and others criticizing him for the controversial beliefs he was known for.

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  • Charlie Kirk shooting suspect held without bail

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    The man accused of killing conservative commentator and activist Charlie Kirk is being held without bail in a Utah jail. Meanwhile, vigils and memorials across the country honored Kirk as his widow made her first public remarks since his death.

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  • Charlie Kirk’s widow vows to continue his mission after his killing

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    Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, has vowed to continue her husband’s mission after he was shot and killed at an event in Utah, with police arresting 22-year-old Tyler Robinson for the murder.”If you thought my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea, you just have no idea what you have unleashed across this entire country,” Erika Kirk said. Vigils were held across the country last night in honor of the late conservative activist. The FBI has been searching Robinson’s home for evidence and clues. Investigators say Robinson fired a single round from a bolt-action rifle, leaving behind the weapon and bullet casings engraved with messages like, “Hey fascist, catch.” Authorities say Robinson had grown increasingly political in recent years, telling family members he knew Kirk would be on the Utah Valley University campus and criticizing the conservative activist.Police say it was Robinson’s father who recognized his son as the suspect after the FBI released photos. He encouraged Robinson to turn himself in. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, “A family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident.”Robinson is due in court Tuesday on murder charges. Both President Trump and Utah’s governor have expressed their desire for prosecutors to pursue the death penalty.Voter registration records show that Robinson is registered to vote unaffiliated with any party, although he is listed as an “inactive” voter, meaning he hasn’t voted in at least the most recent two general elections.Kentucky Rep. James Comer said people feel safer now that the suspect is in custody, but there are still concerns from lawmakers about the rise of political violence. Some lawmakers have changed or canceled their political events. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for calmer rhetoric and more security, something that is being considered on Capitol Hill.

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    Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, has vowed to continue her husband’s mission after he was shot and killed at an event in Utah, with police arresting 22-year-old Tyler Robinson for the murder.

    “If you thought my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea, you just have no idea what you have unleashed across this entire country,” Erika Kirk said.

    Vigils were held across the country last night in honor of the late conservative activist.

    The FBI has been searching Robinson’s home for evidence and clues. Investigators say Robinson fired a single round from a bolt-action rifle, leaving behind the weapon and bullet casings engraved with messages like, “Hey fascist, catch.”

    Authorities say Robinson had grown increasingly political in recent years, telling family members he knew Kirk would be on the Utah Valley University campus and criticizing the conservative activist.

    Police say it was Robinson’s father who recognized his son as the suspect after the FBI released photos. He encouraged Robinson to turn himself in.

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, “A family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident.”

    Robinson is due in court Tuesday on murder charges. Both President Trump and Utah’s governor have expressed their desire for prosecutors to pursue the death penalty.

    Voter registration records show that Robinson is registered to vote unaffiliated with any party, although he is listed as an “inactive” voter, meaning he hasn’t voted in at least the most recent two general elections.

    Kentucky Rep. James Comer said people feel safer now that the suspect is in custody, but there are still concerns from lawmakers about the rise of political violence. Some lawmakers have changed or canceled their political events. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for calmer rhetoric and more security, something that is being considered on Capitol Hill.

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  • From Charlie Kirk to Supreme Court backlash, Civil War historians see modern parallels

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    Professor Kevin Waite had just finished a seminar on the run-up to the American Civil War on Friday morning when a student cautiously raised her hand.

    “Can I ask about the Charlie Kirk situation?” she said in Waite’s classroom at the University of Texas at Dallas.

    The student, he said, wondered whether recent events carried any echoes of the past. Hyperbolic comparisons between modern political conflict and the horrific bloodshed of past centuries have previously been the stuff of doomsday prepper threads on Reddit, but this week’s shooting made it a mainstream topic of conversation.

    While cautioning that the country is nowhere near as fractured as it was when the Civil War erupted, Waite and other scholars of the period say they do increasingly see parallels.

    “Our current political moment is really resonating with the 1850s,” the historian said.

    He and other scholars note similarities between the deployment of troops to American cities, widespread disillusionment with the Supreme Court, and spasms of political violence — especially from disaffected young men.

    “What we call polarization, they called sectionalism, and in the 1850s there was a growing sense that the sections of the country were pulling apart,” said Matthew Pinsker of Dickinson University.

    Even before Kirk’s alleged assassin was publicly identified as a 22-year-old who left antifascist messages, President Trump blamed the shooting on “radical left political violence.”

    Conservative influencers amplified the rhetoric, with Trump ally Laura Loomer posting on X, “More people will be murdered if the Left isn’t crushed with the power of the state.”

    Violence was far more organized and widespread in the late 1850s, historians caution. Congressmen regularly pulled knives and pistols on one another. Mobs brawled in the streets over the Fugitive Slave Law. Radical abolitionist John Brown and his sons hacked five men to death with swords.

    But some aspects of modern politics are worryingly similar, scholars said.

    “What almost scares me more than the violence itself is the reaction to it,” Waite said. “It was paranoia, the perception that this violence was unstoppable, that really sent the nation spiraling toward Civil War in 1860 and ’61.”

    Top of mind for Waite was the paramilitary political movement known as the Wide Awakes, hundreds of thousands of of torch-toting, black-capped abolitionist youths who took to the street out of frustration with their Republican representatives.

    “There was this perception that antislavery Republicans hadn’t been sufficiently aggressive,” Waite said. Wide Awakes, he said, believed “that it was the slaveholders that were really pushing their agenda much more forcefully, much more violently, and antislavery [politicians] couldn’t just sit down and take it anymore.”

    Most Democratic politicians of the era were fighting to expand slavery to the Western territories, extend federal power to claw back people who’d escaped it, and enshrine slaveholders rights to travel freely with those they held in bondage.

    The Wide Awakes struck terror in their hearts.

    “For their political opponents, it was a really scary spectacle,” Waite said. “Any time a cotton gin burned down in the South, they pointed to the Wide Awakes and other more radical antislavery Northerners and said, ‘This is arson.’”

    For Waite, the Wide Awakes can be compared to an antebellum antifa, while the paramilitaries of the South were more like modern Proud Boys.

    “The South was highly militarized,” he said. “Every adult white man was part of a local militia. It was like a social club, so it was easy to take these local militias and turn them into anti-abolitionist defense units.”

    Still, incursions by abolitionists into the South were rare. Incursions by slave powers into the North were common, and routinely enforced by armed soldiers.

    Legal scholars have already noted striking similarities between Trump’s use of the military to aid his mass deportation effort. The Trump administration has leaned on constitutional maneuvers used to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act — a divisive law that empowered slave catchers from the South to make arrests in Northern states — in legal arguments to justify the use of troops in immigration enforcement.

    “I argue it was the fugitive crisis, more than the territorial crisis, that drove the coming of the Civil War,” Pinsker said. “The resistance in the North essentially made the Fugitive Slave Law dead-letter. They broke the enforcement of that law through legal, political and sometimes protest resistance.”

    Many Northern states had passed “personal liberty laws” to prevent Black people from being snatched off the streets and returned to slavery in the South — a move Waite and others compare to sanctuary laws across the country today.

    “The attempt to uphold these personal liberty laws and simultaneously the government’s attempts to take these Black fugitives led to violence, and to perceptions that the so-called slave-power was the aggressor,” Waite said.

    By the late 1850s, Northerners were equally fed up with the Supreme Court, which under Chief Justice Roger B. Taney was seen as a rubber stamp for slaveholders’ goals.

    “The Supreme Court in the 1850s was dominated by Southerners, mostly Southern Democrats, and they were pro-slavery,” said Michael J. Birkner of Gettysburg University. “I think the Dred Scott case and the court being on one side is absolutely a parallel with today.”

    The Dred Scott decision, which ruled Black people ineligible for American citizenship, is widely taught in schools.

    But far fewer Americans know about the Lemmon case, a New York legal battle that could have effectively legalized slavery in all 50 states had the Taney court heard it before the war broke out in 1861.

    “Slaveholders were eager to get that case before Taney, because that would have nationalized slavery,” Waite said.

    Despite the similarities, scholars say that there is nothing inevitable about armed conflict, and that the imperative now is to bring the political temperature down.

    “Donald Trump has not been offering that message with the clarity it needs,” Pinsker said. “He says he’s a big fan of Lincoln, but now is the moment for him to remember what Lincoln stood for.”

    When it comes to parallels with America’s deadliest conflict, “there’s only one lesson,” the historian said.

    “We do not want another civil war,” Pinsker said. “That’s the only message that matters.”

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    When conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University, videos of the attack spread almost instantly across social media. Within minutes, graphic clips appeared on TikTok, X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

    Lawmakers quickly demanded that the platforms take action. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) publicly called on Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok to remove the footage. Luna wrote on X, “He has a family, young children, and no one should be forced to relive this tragedy online.” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) echoed the plea, saying, “I agree completely! I NEVER want to see that again!! I hate that I saw it at all.”

    That outrage quickly shifted the spotlight to the platforms themselves, with TikTok, Meta and YouTube outlining their responses while X remained largely silent.

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    CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION ROCKS CAPITOL HILL, HEIGHTENS LAWMAKERS’ SECURITY FEARS

    Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally for then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona  (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

    TikTok responds with removals and safeguards

    TikTok confirmed it is removing videos of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and outlined the steps it is taking to prevent harmful clips from spreading further. The company also issued a statement to CyberGuy expressing condolences to Kirk’s family. A TikTok spokesperson said, “We are saddened by the assassination of Charlie Kirk and send our deepest condolences to his wife Erika, their two young children and their family and friends. These horrific, violent acts have no place in our society. We remain committed to proactively enforcing our Community Guidelines and have implemented additional safeguards to prevent people from unexpectedly viewing footage that violates our rules.”

    Beyond the statement, TikTok pointed to its broader Community Guidelines. The platform explained that all content is first reviewed by automated moderation tools before it appears in feeds. This system helps catch large volumes of content that may violate rules or require age restrictions.

    TikTok prohibits gory, gruesome or extremely violent clips. The company also restricts content showing human or animal blood, extreme fighting or graphic footage. When footage may be in the public interest, TikTok applies safeguards like age restrictions, warning screens, or “opt-in” labels. These measures are designed to reduce exposure, especially for younger users.

    TikTok said that teen accounts cannot access graphic or potentially distressing content, even when the videos are tied to major news events. Clips flagged under this rule are blocked from the “For You” feed and cannot be recommended to underage users.

    TikTok also emphasized that it removes posts that harass victims or degrade people involved in tragedies. Statements that belittle or deny an experience, such as claiming a victim “deserved it,” are banned. The platform also prohibits violent threats, incitement to violence or promotion of criminal activity.

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    Charlie Kirk before he was shot hands out hats to the crowd

    Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

    Meta removes glorifying content and restricts Charlie Kirk shooting videos to 18+

    Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, confirmed that its Violent and Graphic Content policies apply to the footage of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.   In a statement to CyberGuy, a Meta spokesperson said,

    “We are removing content that glorifies or supports this tragic incident or the perpetrator, while applying warning screens over videos of the incident and restricting their view to people 18 and over.”

    All clips of the shooting are now flagged with a “Mark as Sensitive” warning label. These videos are age-gated to 18 and older and cannot appear in the feeds of underage accounts.

    Meta’s approach includes warning screens, sensitivity filters and age restrictions. When users encounter sensitive videos, they must opt in before they can view the footage. This system is designed to protect people from unexpectedly seeing graphic imagery.

    In this case, the videos are permitted under a public interest exception, but only with restrictions.

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    Charlie Kirk speaks at Culture War Turning Point USA event at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio on October 29, 2019.  (Megan Jelinger/AFP/Getty Images)

    YouTube restricts Charlie Kirk shooting videos and elevates news sources

    YouTube confirmed it is removing graphic videos of Charlie Kirk’s assassination while also boosting authoritative news coverage of the tragedy. The company said in a statement, “Our hearts are with Charlie Kirk’s family following his tragic death. We are closely monitoring our platform and prominently elevating news content on the homepage, in search and in recommendations to help people stay informed.”

    YouTube explained that it is removing highly graphic videos of the attack, especially those that lack sufficient context for viewers. Clips that remain online may be age-restricted, meaning they are not viewable to anyone signed out or under 18. Some of these videos also include an interstitial warning screen, which requires users to click “Continue” before the footage plays.

    The company added that it will continue to monitor the platform and may remove additional content that violates its Community Guidelines. YouTube’s policies specifically prohibit content that revels in or mocks the death or serious injury of an identifiable individual.

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    Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention. (Jasper Colt/USA TODAY)

    X faces criticism over Charlie Kirk shooting video policies

    On X, formerly Twitter, videos of the shooting remain available as long as they follow the platform’s graphic media policy. X requires that such clips be labeled appropriately, not prominently displayed and not “excessively gory.”

    However, users reported seeing the footage in their feeds without consent. Some said the autoplay feature exposed them to the videos before they could turn it off. Researchers also noted that clips were quickly reposted and continued to spread across the platform.

    X allows users to share graphic media if it is properly tagged. The platform bans content that glorifies violence, incites harm or celebrates attacks. Still, videos may remain online if they are considered newsworthy or tied to current events.

    The platform warns users that content labeled “sensitive” should not be displayed automatically. But in practice, researchers observed the Kirk video surfacing through algorithmic feeds, even when people had not searched for it.

    X did not respond to our request for comment before publication.

    Social media gatekeeping fails with Charlie Kirk shooting video

    For decades, news organizations made editorial decisions about whether to publish violent imagery, often avoiding explicit content to protect audiences. Today, that gatekeeping power has diminished.

    Smartphones and instant uploads mean graphic events can spread before any newsroom responds. Social media algorithms often amplify the most shocking clips, making it nearly impossible to shield viewers from disturbing footage.

    Lawmakers increase pressure on social media moderation

    Luna and Boebert’s statements underscore growing political pressure on tech companies to better enforce content rules. Researchers also warn that unchecked circulation of graphic violence can desensitize viewers and, in some cases, encourage extremist responses.

    At the same time, major platforms have scaled back human moderation teams, relying more on AI detection systems. Experts say those systems often miss context, leaving dangerous gaps in enforcement. 

    Parent safety tips to protect kids from graphic videos

    Parents worried about their children encountering violent clips can take proactive steps:

    • Enable parental controls: Both iOS and Android offer built-in screen time and content filters that limit what apps and media kids can access. You can also take advantage of new protections rolled out by major platforms.
    • Use app-specific settings: TikTok, YouTube and Instagram all provide parental restriction tools, including content filters, restricted mode and family pairing. Meta’s teen safety features on Instagram and Facebook are designed to give parents and teens more tools to stay safe online. Through TikTok’s Family Pairing, parents can see or adjust more than 20 settings for their teens. X does not currently offer the same parental controls, which makes it harder for parents to limit what their children see on that platform.
    • Turn off autoplay: Prevent videos from automatically playing, reducing the chance of graphic clips starting without warning.
    • Talk openly: Explain why some content is harmful and encourage kids to come to you if they see something disturbing.
    • Stay involved: Regularly review app activity and check which accounts your child follows.

    These steps won’t block everything, but they give families more control in a world where disturbing videos can spread fast.

    Kurt’s key takeaways

    The calls to remove videos of Charlie Kirk’s death highlight the challenges of moderating violence online. Platforms promise safeguards, but in practice, graphic clips often spread faster than moderation systems can react. As social media continues to replace traditional gatekeepers, both companies and users share responsibility for what circulates online. Adjusting your settings and being cautious about sharing content can make a difference.

    Should platforms be required to take down all graphic videos of real-world violence or should users decide what they see? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com.

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