"But in fact, the alleged shooter was not someone on the left. The alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, is a young white man from a Republican, gun enthusiast family, who appears to have embraced the far right, disliking Kirk for being insufficiently radical. Rather than grappling with reality, right-wing figures are using Kirk's murder to prop up their fictional world. Briefly, they claimed Robinson had been radicalized in college. Then, when it turned out he had spent only a single semester at a liberal arts college before going to trade school, MAGA pivoted to attack those who allegedly had celebrated Kirk's death on social media."
"But there is presently no evidence whatsoever to suggest that Robinson is a far-right extremist who was upset Kirk didn't advocate a more strident conservatism. To the contrary, Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) revealed on Saturday that It's very clear to us and to the investigators that this was a person [Robinson] who was deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology."
"The next day, Cox verified Fox News reporting that Robinson was dating a transgender individual whom he lived with. We can confirm that again according to family and people that we're interviewing, [Robinson] does come from a conservative family, said Cox on Meet the Press. But his ideology was very different than his family. And so that's part of it. We do know that the roommate that we had originally talked about, we can confirm that that roommate is a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female. So we know that piece. I will say that that person has been very cooperative with authorities."
A public claim characterized alleged shooter Tyler Robinson as a young, white, Republican, gun-enthusiast who had embraced the far right and disliked Charlie Kirk for insufficient radicalism. That characterization included assertions of radicalization in college and criticism of right-wing reactions. Investigators and Utah Governor Spencer Cox reported evidence pointing instead to Robinson being influenced by leftist ideology and living with a transgender partner, while also coming from a conservative family but holding different views. Social media users noted a clear contrast between the initial characterization and officials' statements and family interviews.
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