President Donald Trump’s initial shock and grief over the assassination of Charlie Kirk quickly transformed into anger on Wednesday evening, as he delivered a video address from the Oval Office blaming the “radical left” for the conservative activist’s death. The 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University in what Utah Governor Spencer Cox called a “political assassination.”
Kirk, a close Trump ally known for mobilizing young conservative voters, was struck in the neck by a single gunshot around 12:20 p.m. local time during his “American Comeback Tour” event. Video footage shows Kirk speaking under a white tent when the shot rang out, causing him to fall as blood gushed from his neck. He was rushed to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
