John Meechum, talk about uh what what what was lost yesterday. Talk about um where you feel we are. Uh we saw Ezra Klein's list of um partial list of all the attacks over the past few years.U and and those attacks didn't even include um the attempted arson of Governor Shapiro's home while his family slept inside of it or the assassination of two young um Jewish uh workers at the Israeli embassy uh in Washington DC. the firebombing uh in Colorado of people who were marching peacefully uh for the hostages bei ...

the political world processing we're on processing the assassination of 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Joining us now CNBC contributor Heidi Heidam. She's a former uh US senator and former speaker of the house uh Kevin McCarthy. Uh he is chairman of the uh the Alpha Institute. We you know we cover everything obviously. Um hasn't been 24 hours. I don't even know what uh we try to determine or discern about what happened yesterday. Ivy, you know, I look at it and this is what I do for a livin ...

31 31 31 years old conservative activist Charlie uh Kirk was shot and killed during an event at a college in Utah. Aean Javvers is here uh with us with the latest details uh in the investigation. Good morning. Yeah, good morning Joe.A horrifying and tragic scene in Utah yesterday, guys, as conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk was shot dead in front of a crowd of thousands at a political rally. According to the FBI and the Utah Department of Public Safety, the shooting happened at approximately 12: ...

to start with you. You have known Charlie Kirk since you were not even a teenager. I have. You know, and this is absolutely a very, very tragic day. Um, my heart hurts because I lost a friend, but my heart hurts even more for our country because it lost one of its greatest patriots. This is a guy who, you know, some on the left are seeking to paint as divisive, but he sought to be anything but that. He sought to actually bring about discourse, bring about discussion. He wanted people to challenge his belief ...

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Political Violence & Security Concerns - The industry is closely monitoring the breaking news of a potential political assassination in Utah [1][2][10] - There's a growing concern about the quickening pace of political violence in the country, referencing events like the murder of state legislators and the January 6th incident [5] - The industry acknowledges a permissiveness about political violence, potentially influenced by political leaders [7] - Security measures, reminiscent of post-9/11 era, are becoming increasingly common in public spaces, raising concerns about creating a sense of fear [13][14][15][16] Societal Impact & Underlying Causes - The industry emphasizes the need to address the underlying sources of violence, including easy access to guns [17][18] - Political identity has become overly central to people's lives, potentially contributing to division and violence [11][12] - Reclaiming healthier identities beyond politics is crucial to reduce oppositional forces that can lead to violence [12][13] Call for Unity & Condemnation - The industry highlights the universal and unanimous condemnation of political violence, indicating a shared concern about the state of democratic society [9] - There's a call for everyone to assess the current situation and recognize the potential crumbling of the democratic experiment if people don't feel safe expressing their political views [7] - The industry stresses the importance of drawing a line against political violence, regardless of the political affiliation of the victims [6]

I'm Kristen Welker and we're continuing NBC's breaking news coverage of the shooting of conservative political activist and media personality Charlie Kirk. Here is what we know so far. Kirk, an ally of President Trump, was shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University this afternoon. His organization says he has been hospitalized, but we do not yet know his condition. Now, according to the university, a suspect who fired from a building about 200 yards away is in custody. We do have some video o ...

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been confirmed dead by the president of the United States. President Trump just a short time ago posting quote the great and even legendary Charlie Kirk is dead. Unquote.Kirk's death followed a shooting that took place just a short time ago. Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University when he was shot on stage. Prominent Republican Jason Chaffet saying he only heard a single shot ring out.The shot that presumably struck and according to the president killed Kirk. Momen ...

I do want to bring in our our senior Washington correspondent, Hi Jackson. Hi, we cover politics day in day out. Who's up, who's down, something like this, it's just so terrible.Someone who was out there who was passionate about one side and and shot while while just out there trying to trying to practice freedom of speech, what we have in this country. It's it is I think shocking and stunning uh Tom so many people across the political spectrum. Uh and it it comes as we have seen an uptick and a growing con ...

We uh we just want to make a brief statement here and I'm going to go and ask my colleagues to join me in a moment of silence for our dear friend Charlie Kirk. We ask everyone to uh pray for him and his family. I'm just going to say state the obvious here.This is detestable what's happened. Political violence has become all too common in American society and this is not who we are. It it violates um the core principles of our country, our Judeo-Christian heritage, our civil society, our American way of life ...