Charlie Kirk assassination aftermath
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Trump remarks on assassination attempts
Trump remarked that 'only consequential presidents get shot' during an interview with Michael Cohen.
Trump acknowledged that he has a 'dangerous' job but said he has 'great people' looking after him.
Cohen released the second part of a two-part interview with Trump.
Hasan Piker performs Charlie Kirk parody song during live podcast show
The song "We Are Charlie Kirk" was released on September 18, 2025.
Hasan Piker sang the meme song "We Are Charlie Kirk" during a stop on his "Fear& LIVE" tour.
Turning Point spokesman Andrew Kolvet criticized Piker on X, calling his actions "pure, unadulterated evil."
“He’s just a trash human being. Piker was supposed to debate Charlie Kirk a few days after he was assassinated. Piker actually talked about how much the shooting shook him. Now, he’s mocking it all for the pleasure of his loser fans,”
Opinion: Jonathan Turley Commentary on Hasan Piker and Charlie Kirk
Hasan Piker led an audience in singing the meme song "We Are Charlie Kirk" during a stop on his "Fear& LIVE" tour.
Before he was killed, Charlie Kirk debated Hasan Piker and referred to him as a "socialist hypocrite."
A group of pro-life teenagers was kicked out of the Wydaho Roasters coffee shop in Idaho.
“literally trying to kill us.”
Erika Kirk urges conservative students not to back down after Charlie's assassination
Erika Kirk said Charlie deliberately traveled to college campuses where he encountered people who disagreed with him because he wanted debate rather than an audience that already shared his views.
Judge Tony Graf Jr. is expected to decide Sept. 1 whether prosecutors have established enough probable cause to send Robinson to trial.
Charlie Kirk was speaking before more than 2,000 people at a TPUSA event in Orem, Utah, when he was assassinated.
“I want to challenge you to do the same. He'd often talk about how courage is doing the right thing even when you don't know how it's going to work out. He would tell you that courage is being committed to the right course of action regardless of the cost associated with it.”
Evidence presented in court against Charlie Kirk murder suspect
Investigators say Kirk was shot from about 415ft (126m) away from the rooftop of the Losee Center.
Utah County Judge Tony Graf will determine if the case proceeds to trial.
Robinson texted Twiggs that he had hidden his grandfather's rifle in bushes near campus.
“He started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn't done it and then kept going around and just doing stuff, I think to keep himself busy or distracted or something,”
Hearing resumes for alleged Charlie Kirk shooter after video and DNA evidence
Robinson told Twiggs he had left his rifle in bushes near the campus where Kirk was shot.
Robinson was an electrician who sometimes discussed politics and listened to political radio shows while travelling to and from work.
Inscriptions at the scene included messages such as 'If you read this, you are gay' and 'Fascist! Catch!'
Court hearings in Charlie Kirk assassination case reveal DNA evidence and suspect actions
Robinson's defense team fought to keep video of law enforcement's interview with Lance Twiggs from being played in open court.
Robinson turned himself in to the Washington County Sheriff's Office on Sept. 11, 2025.
Erika Kirk's lawyer Jeff Neiman said the video interview with Lance Twiggs should be played in court with no redactions.
Charlie Kirk murder trial court proceedings
Prosecutors allege Robinson confessed in a note left for his roommate that read: "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it."
Former university police Officer Christopher Bagley testified that he witnessed the shooting and went to a nearby gravel rooftop where it appeared someone had been lying prone with a clear sightline to Kirk's location.
The hearing was the first time Kirk's parents and widow appeared in the courtroom since the case began.
“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it.”
Prosecution of accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson
Tyler Robinson turned himself in the day after the shooting.
The preliminary hearing is a five-day proceeding that began Monday.
Defense attorneys have sought to get the death penalty taken off the table, so far unsuccessfully.
“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it.”