In a cold open tape-recorded individually from the bulk of Wednesday night’s episode of “The Late Program,” Stephen Colbert talked about the murder of right wing lobbyist Charlie Kirk previously in the afternoon. The comedian expressed sorrow at his fatality, yet additionally fear for the future as he assessed his own childhood in the turbulent 1960s.
“After our scripts for tonight’s show were finished this afternoon, we here at ‘The Late Show’ learned that Charlie Kirk, a prominent right wing activist, was killed at a speaking engagement in Utah. Our condolences go out to his family and all of his loved ones,” Colbert said in the clip.
“I’m old enough to personally remember the political violence of the 1960s, and I hope it is obvious to everyone in America that political violence does not solve any of our political differences,” Colbert continued.
“Political Violence only leads to more political violence. And I pray with all my heart that this is the aberrant action of a madman and not a sign of things to come,” he added, before segueing into the show proper. You can watch the statement, as well as his full monologue, below:
Kirk, 31, was eliminated Wednesday afternoon after being shot as soon as in the neck during a speaking occasion at Utah Valley College in Orem, Utah. Authorities claim the shooter fired at Kirk from a nearby building, from a range of between 100 and 200 lawns away– a minimum of one or two football fields in length. And because of the specifics of the capturing– it was clearly not a mass capturing, just one shot was terminated, and the shooter promptly left the scene in a way that recommends hefty preparation in advance– authorities think Kirk was the designated target.
There has actually, sadly been a great deal of speculation, mostly among traditionalists, that Kirk was eliminated for his national politics by somebody from the left side of the political range. However, essentially nothing is found out about who the shooter is or what inspired them.
Authorities initially detained 2 unconnected individuals of interest, yet both were released after it was identified they have no link to the criminal offense, and since this writing the awesome stays at large. Authorities have actually additionally not launched to the general public any kind of information that may help individuals to determine the shooter. In what might indicate that authorities don’t truly have anything considerable, the FBI has established a pointer line.
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