An assassin murdered Charlie Kirk in part to “terrorize those who think like Charlie into silence,” Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said on Thursday, a day after the fatal shooting of the beloved Turning Point USA founder.

In a lengthy social media post, Gabbard described Kirk as “one of a kind” — someone who was “kind, loving, courageous,” and “lived what he preached.” She championed Kirk’s view that all of our differences — whether political, social, or spiritual — should be debated “freely” and “respectfully” — something he did until the day he took his last breath.

“The person who shot Charlie Kirk sought to silence him, using violence to take away his freedom of speech by ending his life and to terrorize those who think like Charlie into silence,” Gabbard wrote

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