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“CBS Morning” co-host Nate Burleson asked the former Speaker Kevin McCarthy On Thursday, did he think Republicans need to “reflect on” their words after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Kirk is the husband and father of two children, Sadly killed A gunshot wound on the neck was spoken Wednesday at the TPUSA incident at the University of Utah.
Burleson noted that the words of the TPUSA founder are sometimes “offensive to a particular community” and that “not everyone accepts his words or words” before questioning McCarthy.
Nate Burleson asked whether Republicans “reflected” on their rhetoric after Kirk was assassinated. (Screen shot/CBS)
“When it comes to this tragedy, is this a moment for your party to reflect on political violence?” he asked McCarthy, marking it with an edit Daily Caller. “Is it our moment, considering the responsibilities of our political leaders and their voices, and the responsibility to the masses when they are trapped in political violence by misleading or false information?”
McCarthy responded that he did not view the rise of political violence as an issue within all parties, but rather a problem facing the entire country.
He recalled a speech delivered by Robert F. Kennedy after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, comparing the speech with direct remarks about the consequences of Kirk’s killing.
Video shows former US founder Charlie Kirk
“It’s amazing, what he said. He said, ‘We have to ask ourselves a country, who are we? How do we move forward?” We’ve already watched this political attack on both sides… we’ve already watched this on both sides. ” he said.
The former spokesman continued, reiterating that it was “a question about the parties” but a “national issue” referring to the shootings in Catholic Catholic schools in Minnesota last month and the assassination attempts of the president Donald Trump last year.
“That’s what happened in the ’60s,” he said. “It’s the moment when this country takes the time to really ask questions to all of us.”
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Kirk’s shocking death was met with widespread mourning and anger. Trump sees Kirk as a friend and keeps in touch with political allies, who he calls him a patriot and a deep believer.
“A assassin tried to silence him with bullets, but he failed because we will make sure his voice, his message and his legacy will continue for generations to come.”
Kirk’s killer was still big as of Thursday morning.
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