Charlie Kirk painted as ‘controversial,’ ‘provocative’ in media’s assassination coverage

Mainstream media experts praise “controversial” and “divisive” turning point US founder Charlie Kirk After he was the victim of Wednesday’s political assassination.

Kirk, the founder of one of the country’s most influential political organizations, was shot dead while holding an event on the Utah campus in Orem, Utah. He later died from wounds, freeing the country from another horrible act of political violence.

As the shooting facts were collected, hosts and guests on CNN and ABC were quickly pointing out Kirk’s “split” politics.

MSNBC host Katy Tur said on her show “Katy Tur Reports”: “Charlie Kirk is a split character, a polarized lightning rod, no matter what term you want to use.”

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, died at the age of 31 after shooting on campus in Utah

“If this is actually tied to his political ideology, because he is a lightning rod in many communities and is already controversial, yet controversial, but you’re very horrible about many people with similar personalities.”

“Charlie Kirk has said a lot of controversial things over the years, especially about DEI, Jews, women, LGBTQ communities, people of color, and it’s no secret.”

one New York Times The title uses the passive language of “death” instead of being murdered.

MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd even suggested that Kirk’s word “hatred” influenced the shooting, claiming it could have been “supporters who shot guns at the celebration.”

Moral says: “He has always been one of the most divided, especially divisive young people, who constantly pushes this kind of hate speech or a type of targeting certain groups. I always go back to the words of hatred that lead to hate, which leads to hate action.”

Moral later apologized for his speech to Brusky.

MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler later released a statement Apologize for his commentMoral was fired Wednesday night.

Even after Kirk was confirmed dead, some commentators continued to call on his “controversial comments.”

Yankees keep silent moments after shooting death in Utah in honor of Charlie Kirk

“Charlie is a very split guy,” said former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh in CNN’s “Leader with Jake Tapper.” “He wanted to be provocative and fall into people’s faces. Again, many people like him have the right to do that, but, yes, that simply doesn’t make a good feeling in the whole gap.”

Tapper himself pointed out that Kirk’s incident “caused controversy.”

Other media commentators are even more worried about the backlash after Kirk’s death.

“They want the left to be punished for it. They think the left is disproportionate. They point out that the assassination attempts against President Trump last year. Of course, you can certainly come back and come back on violence, but they see the measure clearly, they have tried to do it, they have cried about it, and they are crying about it, and they are crying in them.”

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“I know it’s hard to predict the future, but you can imagine [Trump] Administration uses it as a reason for something. ”

President Donald Trump responds to Kirk’s death In posts about the society of truth.

“No one understands or has a youthful heart better than Charlie,” Trump wrote in The Society of Truth. “He is loved and admired by everyone, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and I have sympathy for his beautiful wife Erica and family. Charlie, we love you!”

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Kirk leaves behind his wife Erika and two young children.

Fox News’s Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to the report.