"Barely over a week after right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's public killing at a Utah campus, speech attacks in the name of the self-proclaimed free speech advocate are piling up. Law enforcement officials have custody of suspected shooter Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah who prosecutors allege was in a relationship with a transgender woman and opposed Kirk's "hatred." Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said last week that officials believe Robinson acted alone and that they didn't anticipate further arrests."
"But to many of Kirk's friends and defenders, any past or present critic of him - or anyone on the left in general - is implicated in the act. Leaders all the way up to President Donald Trump have suggested, without evidence, that there are entire groups funding a movement of political violence against figures like the Turning Point USA cofounder. These charges have manifested in a government-led pressure campaign for social media companies to ban user"
Security officials detained suspected shooter Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah whom prosecutors allege was in a relationship with a transgender woman and opposed Charlie Kirk's "hatred." Utah Governor Spencer Cox said investigators believe Robinson acted alone and do not anticipate further arrests. Many of Kirk's allies are implicating past or present critics and left-leaning individuals in the killing. Political leaders up to President Donald Trump have suggested, without evidence, that organized groups are funding political violence against figures like the Turning Point USA cofounder. Those allegations have driven a government-led campaign pressuring social media companies to ban users.
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