Influential Democrats are condemning political violence and voicing outrage after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk .
Several Democratic leaders swiftly issued statements, joining Republicans in expressing their horror at Kirk’s death and offering their sympathy to his family.
Kirk, the CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA and a close ally of President Donald Trump , was shot and killed at Utah Valley University.
“The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form,” wrote California Gov. Gavin Newsom , normally a Trump antagonist, on X.
Former President Barack Obama shared a similar sentiment on X . “We don’t yet know what motivated the person wh