On the 16th local time, Taylor Robinson, the suspect suspected of shooting American conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will appear in court for the first time. The 22-year-old Utah youth has been charged with murder, shooting with serious injury, obstruction of justice and other felonies.
According to the latest police investigation, Robinson wrote in a small group chat shortly before surrendering himself to the police on the evening of September 11th:“Hey everyone, I have a bad news to tell you. yesterday, I was the shooter at Utah Valley University.
Although Robinson has turned himself in, Utah Governor Cox said,by RobinsonHe has refused to cooperate with the investigation, and the authorities have not yet determined the motive of his shooting. According to the current investigation, Robinson has been influenced by extreme thoughts on the Internet. Cox said he "believed" in left-wing ideas, but other reports pointed out that Robinson was also suspected to be associated with a far-right group named Groyper.
Trump defends right-wing violence
On September 15, local time, U.S. Vice President Watson hosted Kirk’s daily podcast show, the Charlie Cook Show, at the White House, and invited officials including President’s senior policy adviser, Stephen Miller, to attend.
Vance said people who celebrate Kirk's killing should be held accountable: "Call them out and, of course, call their employers." He stressed on the show that leftist groups are "more likely to chase and celebrate political violence, but there is nothing civilized about celebrating political assassination."
Wans and Miller praised Kirk’s commitment to freedom of speech in the show, while threatening to fight the “extreme left” with vague and harsh phrases, accusing the latter of inciting American political violence.
Miller said on the show that he would formally launch an operation in Kirk's name to eradicate the "domestic terror movement" by federal agencies such as the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Homeland Security. Two senior government officials reluctant to disclose their names described the internal plans of the White House, saying cabinet ministers and federal department officials were trying to identify organizations that funded or supported violence against conservatives.
White House officials said the administration will investigate recent burnings targeting Tesla vehicles and attacks on immigration law enforcement officers, trying to link them to organized liberal groups.
In an interview with reporters at the Oval Office on September 15, Trump claimed, without public evidence, that the shooting was part of an organized terrorist conspiracy by a leftist group and hoped to prosecute those who “spent millions of dollars on financing incitement to violence” under the Federal Code’s Anti-Criminal Organization Erosion Legal Organization Act (RICO).
After Kirk’s murder, Trump allegedly blamed most of the domestic political violence on the “radical left” and defended the violence initiated by the right, saying it was driven by “people who didn’t want to see crime.”
Separation escalates: Dismissal wave sparking controversy
Since Kirk was shot, many people have been suspended or fired for posting inappropriate posts related to Kirk's death on social media, including pilots, medical staff, teachers and a secret service staff member, which has caused controversy.
While Wance made the remarks on podcast, several Republican lawmakers also called for punishment for those who publicly celebrated Kirk’s death.
While U.S. companies have the right to dismiss employees, critics argue that dismissal threatens employee rights and interests. Additionally, the behavior of faculty dismissals due to speech also involves the protection of academic freedom. The U.S. University Professors’ Association issued a statement on September 15 that said academic freedom should be protected “not to be limited under political pressure.”
Raisa Lieberwitz, head of the Workers' Institute at Cornell University, said that given the current fierce political rhetoric in the United States, the series of dismissals were not unexpected. She believes this reflects a fear currently existing in the United States that the Trump administration will retaliate against it for not complying with its political agenda.
The Red Star Journalist.
Editor Ou Peng