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Trump blamed the "radical left" for Kirk's death, saying they "compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis." Fox News host Jesse Watters said, "They are at war with us," as well as commenting, "We're going to avenge Charlie's death in the way he would want it avenged."[Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida reportedly shouted expletives toward the Democrats, including "You fucking caused this." Elon Musk, Christopher Rufo, Representative Derrick Van Orden, and Blake Masters blamed the left for the attack. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his prayers for Kirk through a post on X. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán offered their condolences and condemned the shooting.Argentine president Javier Milei sent his condolences[83], as did Polish president Karol Nawrocki. Former Russian president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev condemned the attack and blamed Kirk's killing on U.S. support for Ukraine!
Turning Point and members of the MAGA movement called for the cancelation of American animated sitcom South Park, accusing the show of inciting hatred and violence against Kirk due to the episode "Got a Nut" parodying Kirk through Eric Cartman... American cable channel Comedy Central withdrew reruns of "Got a Nut" from syndication due to the parody of Kirk shortly after his death.
Within hours of the shooting, FBI director Kash Patel announced on social media that "the subject" in Kirk's killing was "now in custody," Within two hours of Patel's initial announcement, he stated the subject had been "released after an interrogation by law enforcement." Authorities later indicated that neither of the arrested individuals was the shooter.
President Trump ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff until that Sunday at 6 p.m. in Kirk's honor; he later released a video tribute to Kirk. Trump announced on September 11, 2025, that he would be posthumously awarding Kirk with the Medal of Freedom.
MSNBC fired analyst Matthew Dowd following comments characterized by network president Rebecca Kutler as "inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable." While on air, Dowd had said of Kirk, "He's been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups. And I always go back to, hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions."
Почему?
Date: 2025-09-17 04:08 pm (UTC)К счастью, убийцу поймали, а я грешньім делом уже предположил, что єто - дело рук спецслужб...