Death of Charlie Kirk | Trump accuses the “radical left” of having contributed to the murder

(Orem) Donald Trump accused the speeches of the “radical left” of having contributed to the bullet by shot on Wednesday of one of his faithful political allies, the influencer Charlie Kirk, calling him “martyr of truth and freedom”.

The conservative Balado animator, a standard bearer of the pro-Trump youth, was killed during a public meeting at a University of Utah. Research is still in progress to find the shooter, whose motivations remain unknown for the time being.

“For years, the radical left has compared formidable Americans like Charlie to the Nazis and the worst criminals and mass murder of the world. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for terrorism that we know today in our country, and this must stop immediately, “accused the American president in a video published on his Truth Social network.

“My administration will find all those who have contributed to this atrocity and to any other political violence, including the organizations that finance and support them,” he said.

Before him, several Trumpist figures had described Charlie Kirk as a “martyr” fell for the defense of conservative and Christian values.

A suspect was arrested, before being released later in the day, according to the boss of the Federal Police (FBI).

The death of Charlie Kirk was announced by Donald Trump a few hours after the 31 -year -old was hit. The drama was captured by videos that quickly circulated on social networks.

The president ordered the half -mast of American flags in tribute to the one who had been an important cog in his last presidential campaign. The immense standard of the White House was lowered.

“Political violence”

Found of oratorical jousts with the students, Charlie Kirk participated in an outdoor event on the campus of Utah Valley University.

Around noon local time, “we shot a shot on Charlie Kirk” which was “evacuated from the places by his bodyguards”, wrote the University on X.

Videos show it, hit in the neck, collapsing on its chair, panic cries being heard in the audience.

“I want to be clear, this is a political assassination,” said the Republican Governor of Utah Spencer Cox at a press conference.

According to investigators, the only ball drawn has been from the roof of a campus building, by a man dressed in black, in what seems to be a targeted assassination.

On the left, the former unhappy Democratic candidate for the 2024 election, Kamala Harris, estimated that “political violence has no room in America”.

Former President Joe Biden also called for this type of violence “ceases immediately”, in unison with other figures on the left: Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and the governor of California Gavin Newsom.

The ex-Parliamentary of Utah Jason Chaffetz, who was there, told the Fox News channel that Charlie Kirk answered a question from the public when he was touched by a firearm shot: “During his answer, the shot broke”.

“Blood fountain”

Sophie Anderson, 45, told Daily Mail that she was 30 meters from the scene: “He was touched on the neck and collapsed, he was only a blood fountain. »»

Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Christian and defender of the port of firearms, this father of two children had abandoned his studies to devote himself to activism.

He was at the head of a youth movement: turning point USA. Co-founded in 2012 by the influencer, then aged 18, this association became in a decade the largest group of young conservatives in the United States.

It includes an army of enthusiastic activists, some of whom had been sent by bus to Washington to the demonstration of January 6, 2021 which had led to the invasion of the Capitol.

With its 6.9 million subscribers on Instagram and 3.8 million on YouTube, its influence had largely served Donald Trump to seduce young American men by promoting an ultra -astonal design of the family.

Canadian politicians react

Canadian politicians denounce political violence after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and a close ally of US President Donald Trump, was shot down on Wednesday during a university in Utah.

In a publication on social networks, the conservative chief Pierre Poilievre said that the shooting of which Charlie Kirk was victim was to be firmly denounced.

Mr. Kirk, whose death was announced on social networks by Donald Trump, spoke during a debate organized by his non -profit political organization.

Liberal deputy Anthony Housefather explained on social networks that Mr. Kirk’s murder was a “tragedy” and that he hoped that people would recognize “the potential consequences of a targeted hate rhetoric”.

The Prime Minister of Alberta, Danielle Smith, said she was “saddened and horrified” by the shooting and added that political violence “has no place in a free and democratic society and must be condemned without reservation”.

With information from the Associated Press