“We must ensure that the killer is brought to justice and, above all, we must speak of this incredibly destructive left extremism movement that has developed in recent years and which, I believe, is partly the reason why Charlie has been killed by the ball of an assassin,” said American vice-president JD Vance on Monday, at the microphone of his deceased friend Charlie Kirk. The accused is expected to appear before the courts on Tuesday.
What to know
- New elements have been revealed in connection with the assassination Wednesday of the influential Charlie Kirk.
- The suspect Tyler Robinson is expected to appear on Tuesday.
- Vice-president JD Vance paid tribute to Kirk, attributing his appointment and election to him.
Tyler Robinson DNA traces, the 22 -year -old suspect arrested Thursday evening, were found near the place where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot down on the Utah Valley University campus on Wednesday, FBI Kash Patel said. He also clarified that the suspect had written on his intentions before taking action.
Photo J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press
The president of the House of Representatives, the Republican Mike Johnson, speaks during a vigil for Charlie Kirk held at the Capitol on Monday.
The young man’s mental health will have to be assessed in the coming days. He would not have made any “suicidal remark,” said a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, but would be closely monitored, according to the Washington Post.
Radicalization
The young man was allegedly raised in a conservative family of UTAH, before being radicalized online towards a left -wing ideology, according to what the governor of UTAH, Spencer Cox, said in the media. He would have been in a relationship with a transgender person, who was “incredibly cooperative” and who “had no idea” of Robinson’s possible involvement, also said Cox.
Student in an electricity program in St. George, in Utah, Robinson was not a member of a political party, according to the registers verified by Associated Press.
He would refuse to collaborate with the authorities and we still ignore his specific reasons. References to symbols of the culture of video games and messages like “Hey, fascist!” Catch ”were engraved on sockets found not far from the crime scene.
“It seems that it would have been radicalized by the community of video games and by it does not know what influence,” comments Matthew Dallek, from George Washington University on the phone. And he is certainly not the only one. It happens with many people who are not mentally well and who absorb ideas that float on the Internet. »»
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A memorial was erected on the Utah Valley University campus.
The professor of political management is particularly interested in the history of political violence of the United States and in the modern conservative movement. If he notes strong moments when the American company unified after a brutal event, he notes the important division around the assassination of Kirk.
“Each camp has its megaphone and calls on radical measures to counter what they describe as an existential threat to the United States,” he said. And they bury the voices that call for calm and civilized dialogue. »»
Donald Trump himself blew on the embers by affirming-falsely-that political violence was only committed by the left.
Kirk influence
At the head of Turning Point USA, an militant organization present on thousands of American campuses, Kirk had been influenced for several years within the Republican Party, particularly among young people. He animated the Charlie Kirk Showlistened to by hundreds of thousands of people every month.
Vance ensured the animation for two hours on Monday, attributing his appointment as vice-president and then his election to his “good friend” Kirk. “Each person in this building, we owe something to Charlie,” he said. He was a joyful warrior for our country. »»
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JD vance during his animation of an episode of Charlie Kirk Show
Political advisor Stephen Miller, spokesperson for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, commentator Tucker Carlson, Secretary of Health and Social Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the office of the cabinet, Susie Wiles, followed one another at the microphone to pay tribute to the activist-often described as a friend-and underline his important role in the development of current.
“Terrorist networks”
Miller and Vance have promised to tackle “leftist organizations that promote violence in this country”.
Photo taken from Ted Cruz’s X account, supplied by Reuters
Republican senator Ted Cruz covers a graffiti saying “Fuck Charlie Kirk”.
“We are going to channel all the anger that we feel about the organized campaign which led to this assassination to uproot and dismantle these terrorist networks,” said Miller. The government will pursue these groups responsible for organized riots, violence, “organized dehumanization campaigns”, the disclosure of private addresses, he gave as an example.
Vance also called the journalists assigned to the White House cover as “radicals”.
Rhetoric raises concern for the future.
“I think that we are at a time when the divisions are fueled, because what we hear from many right -wing leaders, starting with Trump is a call to repression and revenge,” said Dallek. And it is very worrying, especially given the power available to Trump. »»
With Associated Press, The Washington Post
