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US expert on the assassination of Charlie Kirk: "One-fifth of Americans now see violence as a legitimate means"

Thursday, September 11

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Influential US activist and Trump confidant Charlie Kirk has been shot dead. Political scientist Reinhard Heinisch warns: Given the polarization in US society, this will not be the last assassination attempt on a political voice.

Charlie Kirk wurde am Mittwoch erschossen, als er als Gastredner auf dem Campus der Universität Utah Valley sprach. Er war ein bekannter Vertreter der rechtskonservativen Bewegung in den USA und galt als Trump-Verbündeter.
IMAGE: SN/APCharlie Kirk was shot dead on Wednesday while speaking as a guest speaker on the campus of Utah Valley University. He was a well-known representative of the right-wing conservative movement in the US and considered a Trump ally.

Right-wing conservative US podcaster Charlie Kirk, who has advocated for liberal gun laws, has now become a victim of gun violence himself. While US President Donald Trump blamed the"radical left" for the attack, the reactions from Democrats were more muted. ...

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