Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot during an event in Utah on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump announced Kirk’s death on Truth Social.
Kirk, a prominent ally of Trump, was speaking at Utah Valley University when the shooting occurred.
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Trump Slams 'Radical Left Group Of Lunatics': NBC News
In an interview with NBC News Saturday, Trump said he'd "like to see" the nation heal, and in the same breath argued "we're dealing with a radical left group of lunatics, and they don't play fair and they never did."
Trump told NBC News those on the left "don’t like what’s been happening."
"We’ve been winning very big," he said.
When NBC News asked Trump about Democratic megadonor George Soros, who Trump called out during a Friday appearance on "Fox and Friends," Trump responded Soros "should be put in jail" because "he's a bad guy."
The president has repeatedly blamed the left and sown division in the wake of Kirk's death. On "Fox and Friends," he said he "couldn’t care less" about Americans coming together in the wake of the assassination.
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Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Is Under 'Special Watch,' Utah Authorities Say
The suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk is on "special watch" at the Utah County Jail until the completion of his mental health evaluation, said Sgt. Raymond Ormond, a spokesperson for the Utah County Sheriff's Office.
"After cleared by mental health, he will proceed through our classification process to determine the appropriate housing area,” Ormond said in a statement shared with CNN on Sunday. "He will continue to be monitored by mental, medical, and custody staff throughout the duration of his stay."
JD Vance To Host Monday's Edition Of 'The Charlie Kirk Show'
Vice President JD Vance announced he will be hosting "The Charlie Kirk Show" on Monday afternoon.
"Please join me as I pay tribute to my friend," Vance wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Vance previously spoke at length about his relationship with the right-wing political activist, recognizing his instrumental role in his 2022 Ohio Senate bid and Trump's 2024 campaign but also in helping the president put his new team together.
Trump Says Admin Is Looking Into Leftist Organizations
Trump once again lambasted "the left" in comments to a gaggle of reporters on Sunday evening, adding that his administration is looking into leftist groups.
“If you look at the problem, the problem is on the left. It's not on the right, like some people like to share the right, the problem we have is on the left," he said, according to a White House pool report. "And when you look at the agitator, you look at the scum that speaks so badly of our country, the American flag burning all over the place, that's the left. That's not the right."
Trump's comments come after he began blaming "the radical left" for Charlie Kirk's killing prior to the apprehension of a suspect, and as he's continued to disparage this group.
Authorities said Sunday that they're still working to identify a motivation for the attack on Kirk and noted that the suspected shooter's family members believe he subscribed to "leftist ideology."
“We’ll see. We’ll be announcing. They’re already under investigation. They’re already under major investigation," Trump told reporters regarding inquiries into leftist organizations.
He declined to specify which entities he was referring to, however.
“A lot of the people that you would traditionally say are on the left, they're already under investigation," he said.
FBI Director Kash Patel To Testify At Senate Hearing On Tuesday
FBI Director Kash Patel is facing congressional scrutiny this week over his fumbling of the investigation into the shooting of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk and the controversy regarding how the FBI handled files related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case.
Patel will appear in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 9 a.m. Eastern, according to the committee’s website.
He’ll also testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to a press release from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the panel.
Utah Governor Says Kirk Shooting Suspect Is Not Cooperating With Authorities
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday that Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination, has not been cooperating with authorities so far — but that family members and others who know the 22-year-old are helping with the investigation.
"He has not confessed to authorities. He is not cooperating," Cox said on ABC's "This Week." "But all the people around him are cooperating, and I think that's very important."
The Republican said investigators have not yet discovered a potential motive for the shooting, but that Robinson's conservative family members believe his extensive time online resulted in him subscribing to "leftist ideology."
"We're getting all of this information from family members, again, people around the suspect — and then the forensic information that we have, which is confirming everything and more than what we were able to share in that initial press conference," Cox told NBC's "Meet the Press."
Charges are expected to be filed against Robinson on Tuesday.
Embattled FBI Director Claims Credit For Capture
Amid rising criticism of his agency's handling of the investigation into Charlie Kirk's death, FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X Saturday, claiming credit for the capture of a suspect.
"Against all law enforcement recommendations, we demanded the video footage and enhanced stills of the suspect be released to the public." Patal said.
The FBI director then went on to argue that those stills were the reason the suspect's father turned him in.
Suspect Joked With Friends On Group Chat After Shooting: NYT
Before he was arrested on Friday, suspect Tyler Robinson chatted with his friends on the messaging platform Discord about the case, The New York Times reported.
Robinson joked about his resemblance to images of a "person of interest" released by the FBI, reportedly writing that his "doppelganger" was trying to "get me in trouble.”
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Memorial Planned For Charlie Kirk In Arizona Stadium
A public memorial for Charlie Kirk has been planned for Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The stadium, home to the Arizona Cardinals, has a capacity of 63,400.
Turning Point USA, the conservative organization Kirk founded, announced the tribute Saturday in a post on X: "Join us in celebrating the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk, an American legend."
When asked by reporters the day after the shooting if he would attend Kirk's funeral, President Trump said, "Whenever it is, I’ll be going."