President Donald Trump delivered a forceful rebuke of what he called “radical left” rhetoric in a video statement from the Oval Office Thursday, directly linking such language to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

In the lengthy address released on White House social media channels, Trump spoke solemnly from behind his desk about the killing that has sent shockwaves through political circles.

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“For years those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murders and criminals,” Trump said. “This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today and it must stop rig

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