Trump Proudly Separates Himself From Charlie Kirk As A Certified Hater | EUROtoday

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President Donald Trump didn’t final various minutes into his eulogy for Charlie Kirk earlier than turning his speech right into a political rally, declining to precise the forgiveness the gang had simply heard from Erika Kirk.

The president, who had an in depth private relationship with the right-wing pundit, known as the capturing suspect a “radicalized, cold-blooded monster.”

“He did not hate his opponents; he wanted the best for them,” he mentioned of Kirk. “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry. I am sorry, Erika.”

Trump additionally used his remarks to tout a slew of political objectives and cited Kirk’s purported assist of them previous to his loss of life.

In one occasion, he previewed an announcement he’ll make tomorrow about autism, which Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly pushed misinformation about as a situation to be cured.

“[Charlie] would have been front-row center. We’ll be missing him tomorrow,” Trump mentioned.

In one other occasion, he spoke about how Kirk was from the suburbs of Chicago and described his backing for plans to allegedly tackle crime within the metropolis, at the same time as native lawmakers have vocally opposed this effort.

“One of the last things he said to me is, ‘Please sir, save Chicago,’ We’re going to do that. We’re going to save Chicago from horrible crime,” Trump mentioned.

Trump went on to reiterate his assaults on “the left” whereas touting the inquiries his administration is making into liberal organizations within the wake of Kirk’s killing.

“The Department of Justice is also investigating networks of radical left maniacs who fund, organize, fuel and perpetrate political violence, and we think we know who many of them are, but law enforcement can only be the beginning of our response to Charlie’s murder,” Trump mentioned, regardless of authorities not sharing any proof up to now linking Kirk’s capturing to left-leaning teams.

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Additionally, Trump repeated claims he’s made about extra political violence stemming from “the left,” despite the fact that researchers have discovered that “right-wing extremist violence has been more frequent and more lethal than left-wing violence,” in keeping with University of Dayton sociologist Art Jipson.

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