Former President Barack Obama condemned the shooting that led to the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, Sept. 10.

"We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy," Obama wrote in a post on X .

Kirk, 31, was shot during a question-and-answer session with students during a Turning Points USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

President Donald Trump confirmed Kirk's death in a post on Truth Social calling the right-wing personality and close ally, "Great, and even Legendary." Vice President JD Vance wrote on X, "Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord," after the death announcement .

Former President Joe Biden echoed Obama's message, saying on

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