WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday that investigators are not ready to discuss the motive behind the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But he said the suspect had left-leaning political beliefs, disliked the conservative influencer and is being uncooperative in custody.

Cox said Tyler Robinson, 22, is “not cooperating” and that friends paint a picture of someone radicalized in the dark corners of the internet. “Clearly there was a lot of gaming going on,” Cox said on NBC. “Friends have confirmed that there was kind of that deep, dark internet, the Reddit culture, and these other dark places of the internet where this person was going deep.”

A Republican who has called on all partisans to tone down their rhetoric following the attack, the governor added: “I really don’t have a dog in this fight. If this was a radicalized MAGA person, I’d be saying that as well.”

The governor said the suspect’s partner was transgender, which some politicians have pointed to as a sign Robinson was targeting Kirk for his anti-trans views. But authorities have not said whether it is relevant as they investigate Robinson’s motive.

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[–] 38 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Obviously I only know what I’ve been reading in the news, but this sounds like a lot of lies? Can anyone who has done a deeper dive confirm or refute?

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Honestly it’s just too muddy with details to even make an educated guess either way. Perhaps the kid himself doesn’t even know.

    What I’ve found is that his family we republicans maybe even Maga. Mormon church goers. The kid himself hasn’t voted in the last few elections so seems he wasn’t party affiliated.

    Now he did kill a right winger and my first thought was oh man this isn’t good for us if someone in the left.

    Seems the kid was terminally online and into obscure meme culture. My theory is either a different kind of right winger that didn’t like Kirk or someone who was in the middle and just saw both sides as divisive. Or that he rebelled against his parents and went more left recently. So basically I’ve no clue and anybody that claims to know is not being truthful right now and we should wait for more evidence or for the kid himself to speak up. Otherwise we are I just as bad as those on the other side.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Per https://piefed.social/post/1262797 which links to Axios source:

    • The latest: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox ( R ) confirmed Sunday on ABC News' "This Week" that Robinson lived with a romantic partner who was undergoing a gender transition.
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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    He's not cooperating because he won't go with the narrative they are trying to paint.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    Conservatives are so desperate for something to support that they are not unhinged ignorant, children fucking wackos. And they keep failing.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    says shooter is on the left

    governors evidence is the anti fascist rhetoric on the bullets

    Explain to me now like I'm five. The governor is now admitting Republicans are fascist because the bullets have anti fascist rhetoric.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    the governor is saying that the shooter thinks republicans are fascists, and we can probably assume he means “the left” thinks republicans are fascists. i’d say beyond that isn’t anything we can infer from the statement alone

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    PLEASE I PRAY to GOD that he's a COMMUNIST!

    -Pro Life Republicans!

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    A lot of left leaning people follow right wing propagandists like groupies I guess?!

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Wait, I was told the left only had weak, soft men that can't hold a gun. So now this guy is the poster child of what the left wants? I'm losing track of the mental gymnastics again

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    [–] [S] 33 points 1 year ago

    Of course this fucking scumbag had to put out that their suspect was dating a trans woman as soon as he possibly could, and of course he misgendered her while talking about it, and of course there are dog shit conservative sites out there putting out her full name and any other info they can find on her

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago

    Utah governor is a lying piece of shit

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Did he elaborate that yet because last time I saw CNN all he was like "nah."

    They want to have a civil war based on lie vibes...

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 1 year ago

    Nope, no proof or details, but he was on there and Meet the Press and a bunch of other shows today pushing the same two talking points (Robinson was dating a trans woman and was radicalized by the left), so, yeah, this is what they're going with and it's going to be more important than ever before that people step up to protect trans folks because the right very obviously is trying to tie this to them any way they can

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  • [+] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, there's a reason I morally and tactically oppose political assassination. Morally because Yeah, if someone deserves to die it should be handled with utmost care and deliberation. But tactically because it always fucking works against you. I'm not sad he's dead, but if it was someone on my side I'd be fucking pissed.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago
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    Pressing X to doubt

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I had assumed, seeing the headlines that the suspect was being uncooperative, it meant that he wasn't appearing at all left wing so they couldn't use him for their means yet

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Does the suspect's political affiliation actually matter for the purpose of meaningful discussion? It seems like a distraction.

    Someone is guilty of murder, regardless of their political beliefs.

    Now let's all sit back and laugh at Kirk finding out that it's his blood watering the Tree of Liberty

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ot dos bit forma the wrong reasons. Both sides are drooling at the opportunity to say "of course it was them".

    If he was aligned with the left, the right will say " of course it was them. They are very violent. We should kill them". Otherwise the left will say "of course it was them, they just want a distraction from the Epstein files"

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Yes, it matters to the members of the idiot tribes who want to point fingers. We already know that

    Anybody with a brain is waving their hat while we ride this bomb to the ground, enjoying the spectacle and the supreme irony that some sanctimonious defender of gun rights got shot in his throat like a deer at 200 yards. Now I'm enjoying the ritual pearl clutching sanctimony over a guy who decided his job was arguing with idiot college kids.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizationsthat fund it and support it, as well as those who go after our judges, law enforcement officials, and everyone else who brings order to our country.

    https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-vows-to-find-each-and-every-person-behind-killing-of-charlie-kirk-radical-left-rhetoric-directly-responsible/

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    The roommate is now partner? When did that happen?

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    [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    that deep, dark internet, the Reddit culture, and these other dark places of the internet

    Lmao

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I like that the 5th amendment is “not cooperating”.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    He’s fucking not, though. That was thoroughly debunked a couple days ago.

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  • Republicans would never let facts get in the way of their calls for political violence.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    He's not cooperating because he won't go with the narrative they are trying to paint.

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  • Most 'left-leaners' dress up as Trump for Hallowe'en.
    Charlie's final moments were left-leaning.

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