Republican Senator and NewsNation Host Compare Charlie Kirk to Martin Luther King Jr.

"I compared what we are going through right now to 1968 and to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Vittert said. Not because King I've heard that comparison, Mullin interjected. You think it's a fair comparison? the host asked. I heard that comparison earlier today, and I do believe that, because you had two non-elected officials that was taking a political stand and both their voices were silenced or tried to be silenced because of someone's opposing view. Mullin insisted."

"I think also because, for Martin Luther King, spoke for part of the population that felt marginalized, was marginalized, had been beaten down and kept down, Vittert said. And I think Charlie spoke to a group of young, male conservatives and young female conservatives who felt as though they had been disenfranchised and beaten down and kept down. And he gave them a voice and he championed. Mullin replied that he would go even further and pointed to Kirk's Christian faith."

"He also wasn't ashamed of his Christian beliefs and those that walked on the campus, which had been silent, saying that that's hateful speech because you're speaking your faith, your speaking, your love of Christ, any believe in the biblical principles with traditional values, that somehow that was that was hateful to other people, the senator said. That was a bold stance that people took refuge in."

Charlie Kirk was killed by a single shot to the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University, and the gunman remains at large. Observers drew parallels between Kirk's killing and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination, noting both were non-elected figures taking political stands whose voices were silenced. Commentary emphasized Kirk's appeal to young conservative men and women who felt disenfranchised, and his outspoken Christian faith that some said was labeled hateful on campus. Kirk previously campaigned against the federal holiday honoring King and posted social media remarks questioning King's legacy.

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