US President Donald Trump hailed Charlie Kirk, his ally killed by a single shot in a targeted attack at Utah Valley University, as a “martyr for truth” on Wednesday, while assailing the “radical left,” suggesting its rhetoric contributed to the death of the conservative activist.
“For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals,” Trump said in a video posted on his Truth Social platform.
“This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now.”
He also pledged to go “after those who perpetrate political violence.”