00:00yeah and again emphasize what you just emphasized we don't know any full details of this that we
00:09don't know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration or so we have no idea about
00:14this but following up what was just said he's been one of the most divisive especially divisive
00:20younger figures in this who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of
00:27aimed at certain groups and i always go back to hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which then
00:34lead to hateful actions and i think that's the environment we're in that that people just you
00:40can't stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and not
00:45expect awful actions to take place and that's the unfortunate environment we're in following charlie
00:52kirk's death media reactions have sparked debate msnbc commentators suggested that kirk's rhetoric
00:59often labeled as hate speech by critics contributed to the hostility surrounding him however skyline
01:06news quickly rebutted msnbc's framing calling it unfair and politically motivated the network argued
01:12that msnbc as a left-leaning outlet was exploiting the tragedy to push its narrative skyline emphasized
01:19that kirk's legacy should be measured by his advocacy for free speech and his role as a
01:24conservative leader not through partisan attacks this clash highlights the broader media divide in
01:30america where the interpretation of kirk's life and death has become another flashpoint in the
01:34culture war meanwhile media reactions have stirred controversy msnbc commentators claimed kirk's history
01:42of what they called hate speech fueled hostility against him but skyline news pushed back accusing msnbc of
01:49politicizing the tragedy because of its left-wing leanings the dispute underscores how divided the
01:54media landscape remains even in moments of national loss it is a dark day for america the great and
02:01legendary charlie kirk is dead that is how president donald trump described conservative father and husband
02:08charlie kirk who was assassinated today at a rally in utah now this should be a moment every reasonable
02:15person agrees is wrong and horrific but i was stunned and disgusted to see some of the media
02:21coverage in the wake of this murder environment um in which a shooting like this happens
02:29yeah and again emphasize what you just emphasized we don't know any of the
02:32full details of this that we don't know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off
02:36in celebration or so we have no idea about this the assassination was a supporter firing a gun off
02:44in celebration they actually put that to air the shooting was at 12 20 pm charlie was hit directly in
02:51the neck and i've watched the video because i have to report on it but i do not encourage anyone to see
02:57it for so-called journalists to publish an assertion that this shot which was from around 200 yards away
03:03which is about 180 meters to publish the assertion that it was an innocent mistake of a supporter is
03:11quite frankly insane it is willfully false and that clip isn't even the worst of the media's coverage
03:17while showing footage of people running from gunshots msnbc thought it appropriate to provide context
03:24they called him divisive at a time while he was dying from his wounds by the way our affiliate in utah
03:31uh and the aftermath of the shooting uh you could see people running away pretty quickly as as you
03:38would imagine they would do um at gunshots uh the fbi director cash patel uh has um weighed in on this
03:45he just tweeted the following we're closely monitoring reports of the tragic shooting involving charlie
03:50kirk at utah valley university our thoughts are with charlie his loved ones and everyone affected
03:55agents will be on the scene quickly and the fbi stands in full support of the ongoing response
04:01and the investigation um charlie kirk is a divisive figure um polarizing lightning raw whatever term
04:07you want to use why uh well he's one of maga's most prominent voices online he hosts a near daily
04:15podcast he opines on almost everything he's been very closely aligned with the president uh since his
04:20initial run for office in 2015 2016 and his ties to trump really elevated his own brand um he was
04:27really quite young as an activist when the president launched his initial campaign and he has kind of
04:32ridden along with maga um since 2016 and built up a massive massive brand of his own uh his his group
04:40has brought in tons and tons of money and of course there have been countless democrat party supporters
04:47tweeting out awful things effectively saying that he deserved it now you would expect this from
04:53nut jobs on the internet but what about proper newsrooms the bbc put the words great guy in
04:59quote marks here teen vogue described him as far right and look at this insane intro from the new york
05:06times you would think that the so-called paper of record could simply just report charlie's death
05:12no they had to characterize him first charlie kirk a conservative wunderkind who through his radio show
05:19political organization and speaking tours did much to shape the hard right movement that has coalesced
05:28around president trump becoming a close ally of his now keep in mind we're about 35 words in at this
05:36point before they get to the actual story that he died on wednesday in utah after he'd been shot while
05:42speaking to college campus event disgraceful stuff and then we have tick tockers cretins who delight in
05:48miserably and openly wish death on those who have different political views
06:01i'm not saying she deserved it but i'm saying god's timing is always right
06:06is it any wonder that people turn to independent journalists at a time like this to just get a
06:21normal and reasonable view of what happened and a credit to megan kelly who covered the news with grace
06:27and emotion they're reporting that charlie has died
06:35that he's dead at the age of 31
06:38which he would have to be if that video was real there's no way he survived that
06:54the only good thing is
06:59it had to have happened quickly
07:01it had to have happened quickly right right right
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