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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

ABC reporter slammed for highlighting the ‘touching’ text messages from Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer

An ABC News reporter is under fire for describing the alleged text messages Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer sent his roommate as “touching.”

The network’s chief national correspondent, Matt Gutman, has received a wave of backlash for on-air comments he made Tuesday immediately after a press conference, where Utah prosecutors revealed alleged texts Tyler Robinson, 22, sent his roommate following the shooting one week ago.

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