(Washington) The White House said on Monday its intention to repress what it describes as “inner terrorism” on the left after the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk even if the motivations of the alleged murderer remain mysterious.
Charlie Kirk, 31, figure of the American far right, used his millions of subscribers on social networks and his interventions in universities to defend Donald Trump and disseminate his nationalist, Christian and traditionalist ideas on the family with youth.
Charlie Kirk “played a major role in electing Donald Trump” in 2024, praised the vice-president JD Vance on Monday by exceptionally animating the very popular influencer podcast, under the ors of the White House.
Stephen Miller, close advisor to Donald Trump, questioned the left in a particularly virulent way during this program.
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Stephen Miller
“We are going to direct all the anger that we feel against the organized campaign that has led to this assassination, to uproot and dismantle these terrorist networks,” he said.
“It is a vast movement of inner terrorism,” he said.
The American president, who will attend a tribute ceremony to Charlie Kirk on Sunday organized in an Arizona stadium (southwest), said they would consider classifying the “antifa” movement as an interior “terrorist” organization.
The term antifa or “anti -fascist” is a generic term which designates the groups of the far left and is often mentioned by the right about violence in manifestations.
“This is something I would do if I have the support of people here,” he told the White House on Monday when signing a presidential decree, referring to the members of his administration.
Donald Trump also mentioned the possibility of using legislation against organized crime to continue financial support to demonstrations against the police or against his policy.
Suspect DNA
Charlie Kirk was assassinated with a bullet in the neck while he was hosting a debate on a university campus in Utah, in the west of the country, a drama which underlined the deep American political fractures.
Five days later, the motivations of Tyler Robinson, the 22 -year -old man arrested Thursday evening, remain unknown.
The victim, a nationalist Christian, fierce defender of the traditional family and willingly provocative, had made a lot of enemies, his opponents accusing him of homophobia or racism.
The suspect has “a left -wing ideology” and lived with a transgender person, according to the governor of Utah, but no precise mobile or complicity was put forward in this case.
The alleged murderer, who does not cooperate with the investigators, should be charged Tuesday by the justice of Utah.
Its alleged involvement is confirmed by the correspondence between traces of DNA taken from the crime location and that of Tyler Robinson, the director of the FBI, Kash Patel announced on Monday.
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FBI director Kash Patel
In addition to the crime weapon, a rifle found quickly, several material elements were collected by the police, including a screwdriver found on the roof where the shooter was positioned.
“I can announce today that the traces of DNA of the towel rolled around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver correspond to that of the suspect currently detained,” said Kash Patel on Fox News.
The leader of the FBI also mentions a word that the alleged murderer would have left before taking action. “The suspect wrote, basically,” I have the opportunity to eliminate Charlie Kirk, and I will take it, “he said, adding that the federal police had obtained” evidence “from the existence of this note, destroyed since.
“It would seem that there were several alert signals,” FBI Number two of the FBI, Dan Bongino said on Fox News, then mentioning the note. “The intentionality was there beforehand,” he added, mentioning friends and family members according to whom the suspect had “become more political” in recent times.
