#charlie-kirk-shooting

#charlie-kirk-shooting

The Trump administration is asking Congress for an extra $58 million to bolster security for the executive and judicial branches following the fatal shooting of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, according to a White House official. The request to include the extra funding in an upcoming stopgap bill comes ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline when the current federal spending law runs out. Punchbowl News first reported on the funding request.

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Donald Trump on Friday advocated for the death penalty in the killing of his close associate Charlie Kirk, as the widow of the rightwing activist spoke publicly for the first time since the shooting. The president told Fox & Friends in an interview during which he also announced that a suspect was in custody that he hopes the shooter gets the death penalty.

CNN commentator Maggie Haberman said President Donald Trump is having a difficult time processing the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. On Friday, police arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in connection with the killing. Haberman joined Friday's edition of The Source, where host Kaitlan Collins asked about the manner in which Trump has handled questions about the murder.

But in the immediate aftermath of Kirk being fatally shot while speaking at a Turning Point USA event Wednesday at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, these same groups were quick to frame the incident as an attack on one of their own, portraying Kirk's death as part of what they see as an ongoing war against white, Christian men.

Screenshot via Fox News. President Donald Trump told the Fox & Friends audience Friday that he had chosen not to watch the full videos of Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska being killed, calling them just horrific. Kirk, 31, was the founder of Turning Point USA and a staunch Trump supporter. He was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday when he was fatally shot. On Friday, Utah authorities announced that the alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, 22, had confessed to his father and was convinced to allow himself to be taken into custody.

There's an attempt right now to basically say, if you shut up, you will be safe. And if you speak out politically, there's a good shot that some unhinged actor is going to take that as a threat and then come and try and kill you, Shapiro said, adding: Yeah, I mean, there will be. I've told my security team I will never again do an outdoor event.

But on Thursday afternoon the owner of the private jet broke his silence to quash all claims linking him to the shooting. Businessman Derek Maxfield outed himself as the man behind the plane - registered as N888KG - and tore into those dragging his family into the fray. He branded the claims 'baseless theories' and cleared up why his Bombardier Challenger 300 vanished from flight-tracking systems on Wednesday.

Despite reports of a "person of interest" being detained late Wednesday, the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk remains at large as of Thursday morning. Authorities in Utah recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle popular with hunters in some woods near the Utah Valley University campus where the shooting occurred, and they say the suspect is likely "college-aged." [New York Times]

The political and media world was stunned when news broke on Wednesday afternoon that Kirk had been shot during an event at Utah Valley University by a shooter who remains at large. Minutes after the shooting and hours before news broke that Kirk died from the injuries he sustained in that shooting Troye joined Acosta and Jan. 6 cop Harry Dunn on a hastily-organized episode of The Jim Acosta Show. All three were shocked and dismayed by the news, which was still unfolding.

Kirk shooting latest: Authorities continue to search for the person who shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an appearance at Utah Valley University Wednesday. Two people taken into custody were released. ( Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Governor Spencer Cox called the shooting an "assassination" and said state officials were working with the feds to find Kirk's killer. ( Deseret News) Authorities are "searching for a new person of interest." ( AP)

MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler issued an apology on Wednesday after MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd blamed Charlie Kirk for his own death shortly after the Turning Point USA founder was fatally shot at Utah Valley University. During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable, said Kutler in a statement. We apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise.