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US Politics · United StatesPresident Donald Trump said on Wednesday that conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has died after being shot during an event on a university campus in Utah. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie," Trump said on Truth Social.See the Story
Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk, 31, Dies After Being Shot at Utah Event, Trump Says
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Charlie Kirk · United StatesThe assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest.See the Story
Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing
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Kash Patel · United StatesHours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that “the subject” in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The two men who had been detained were quickly released, and Utah officials acknowledged that the gunman remained at large. The false assurance was more than a slip. It spotlighted the high-stakes uncertainty surrounding Patel’s leadership of the bureau when its credibility — and his own — are under extraordinary pressure.See the Story
Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI
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