"Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) reacted furiously to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, posting dozens of tweets and making angry comments to reporters blaming Democrats, the media, Canadians, liberal members of the European Parliament, schools and universities, and more for the fatal shooting, calling them 21st century brown shirts and vowing to be at war for 20 years against them."
"Kirk, 31, was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday when the shooting occurred. Video taken by students attending his speech shows Kirk appearing to have been shot in the neck after the sound of a single gunshot was heard. He was rushed to a local hospital but died from his injuries. The Turning Points USA founder was a popular figure in conservative media circles and a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump,"
"Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL who was at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot (although he disputes media reports that he entered restricted areas after the violence broke out), is no stranger to voicing his opinions with little to no filter, screaming obscenities at Senate pages in the Capitol Rotunda in 2023, lambasting a teenage staffer at a local Wisconsin library over a Pride Month book display."
Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University and died after being rushed to a local hospital. Video shows a single gunshot during the event. Kirk founded Turning Points USA and was a prominent conservative media figure and supporter of President Donald Trump, urging young voters to back Trump and speaking at the Republican National Convention. Rep. Derrick Van Orden reacted angrily, posting tweets and blaming Democrats, the media, Canadians, liberal European Parliament members, schools, and universities, calling them 21st century brown shirts and vowing long-term conflict. Van Orden has a record of confrontational public behavior.
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