Sen. Rand Paul Condemns Political Violence After Charlie Kirk's Death

What Charlie Kirk’s death says about political division in the US

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed on a university campus. What does it signal for US political violence?

Sen. Rand Paul condemns political violence after Charlie Kirk's death

Sen. Rand Paul spoke out against political violence during a visit to Lexington on Friday, saying there are no excuses for people being hurt or killed regardless of their political affiliation.Paul, who said he knew Charlie Kirk well, addressed Kirk's death this week while emphasizing that political violence must be condemned across party lines."I personally would never think it was funny if a Republican or Democrat was injured. It's just an awf…

What Charlie Kirk's Death Says About Us

By Richard Nelson Commonwealth Policy Center   Charlie Kirk is dead. The bullet launched from an assassin’s high-powered rifle some 200 yards away pierced his neck, splattering blood and slumping him into an unconsciousness that he’d never recover from. His voice was permanently silenced after a questioner asked if he knew how “many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” Shock and grief permeated the nation. But s…

Mitch McConnell: We must reject the political violence that took Charlie Kirk's life - NKyTribune

Charlie Kirk was a husband, a father of young children and a man of faith. His death yesterday is gut-wrenching on those grounds, above all else. I’m keeping Charlie’s family in my prayers as they try to make sense of the senseless, as are so many Kentuckians who were drawn to his work in the public eye. Of course, Charlie’s death will be remembered not just as a personal tragedy but an assassination — an escalation of the political violence tha…