Utah political leaders call for a de-escalation of political vitriol, violence

SALT LAKE CITY — Hours after the murder of conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, a call came in to the general number of the House Minority Caucus on Utah's Capitol Hill.

"You should leave the f—ing state. You should find somewhere else to f—ing live, you murderous, terrorist animals," the man said in the voicemail that was shared with FOX 13 News on Thursday. "You despicable f—ing, subhuman f—ing, violent disgusting f—ing animals, you murdered that man in front of his f—ing family, you evil f—ing pieces of s— subhuman f—ing garbage!"

House Minority Leader Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, was alarmed and said she took the tone to be "threatening." She said it wasn't the only one she received.

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