Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a press conference announcing details on the suspect in the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in Orem, Utah, on September 12, 2025. Cheney Orr/Reuters

For the approximately 40 hours between the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the announcement Friday that a suspect had been apprehended, finger-pointing reined on the right .

Some Republicans and right-wing pundits and influencers spoke of “war” and their side becoming radicalized in response . President Donald Trump, who’d floated cracking down on leftists and liberal organizations he baselessly blamed for political violence, topped it off Friday morning by suggesting conservative extremists have been radicalized for legitimate reasons , while saying that “radicals on the left a

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