“If your view of America is not shaken right now, then there’s something wrong with you.”
— Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), on CNN.
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Utah Governor Says Suspect’s ‘Ideology’ Was Different
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) told NBC News the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing “does come from a conservative family.”
He added: “But his ideology was very different than his family… we can confirm that that roommate is a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female.”
Cox told The Atlantic he had no doubt the alleged shooter’s worldview had been warped in some very dark corners of the internet.
Fox News Host Apologizes for Call to Kill Homeless People
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade apologized for his call to murder mentally ill homeless people: “I wrongly said they should get lethal injections. I apologize for that extremely callous remark.”
Maine Speaker Subject of Bomb Threat
Maine Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D) said law enforcement received the threat about an explosive device at his house but determined “there was no danger to my family, my neighbors, and our community,” the Portland Press Herald reports.
Quote of the Day
“People have got to stop framing simple policy disagreements in terms of existential threats to our democracy. You can’t call the other side fascists and enemies of the state and not understand that there are some deranged people in our society who will take that as cues to act.”
— Speaker Mike Johnson, on Fox News.
Michael McCaul Won’t Run Again
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) told ABC News that he would not seek reelection, the second Lone Star State Republican this week to retire.
McCaul said he’s “looking for a new challenge.”
Trump’s Reversals Mount Over Economic Concerns
President Trump entered the White House in January promising both the “largest deportation program in American history” and a “golden age” for American businesses, the New York Times reports.
“But in recent weeks, the tension between those two promises has spilled out into the open, leading Mr. Trump to reverse or contradict some of his most significant anti-immigration policies when they threatened to disrupt the economy.”
Fetterman Says Democrats ‘Have Forgotten Why We Lost’
“Sen. John Fetterman has a warning for his party: learn from the politically charged whirlwind that put Donald Trump back in the White House and secured Republicans control of both chambers of Congress or risk staying in the minority,” CNN reports.
Said Fetterman: “They have forgotten one of the reasons why we lost in 2024.”
He added: “Some people think now we have to double down on those things or we must become more progressive or more extreme. That’s absolutely not true. The seven or eight states that are going to determine who’s going to be our next president, you know, we have to win in those states, and I understand what that takes.”
Suspect Joked That His ‘Doppelganger’ Did It
Before he was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson sent friends messages showing that he was closely following news about the killing, the New York Times reports.
After Robinson joked that the gunman was his look-alike, another user suggested that the group could turn Robinson in and get the $100,000 reward that the F.B.I. was offering.
Said Robinson in response: “Only if I get a cut.”
Suspect’s Transgender Roommate May Be Key to Motive
Six sources familiar with the investigation into the Charlie Kirk assassination told Axios that investigators believe suspect Tyler Robinson had a romantic relationship with his roommate.
Investigators initially wanted the information about the roommate’s gender identity kept quiet because that person is being “extremely cooperative” with authorities.
The roommate was “aghast” at the slaying when speaking to investigators and shared electronic messages sent by Robinson.
Charlie Kirk Memorial to Be Held at NFL Stadium
A memorial service for Charlie Kirk, the right-wing commentator who was assassinated on Wednesday, will be held on September 21 at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals NFL team.
Symptoms of a Fragile Democracy
Karen Tumulty: “At no time in living memory has this country’s democratic system appeared more fragile. A question now is whether the values upon which that system was built are capable of repairing it.”
Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission
Peter Baker: “Mr. Trump has long made clear that coming together is not the mission of his presidency. In an era of deep polarization in American society, he rarely talks about healing. While other presidents have typically tried to lower the temperature in moments of national crisis, Mr. Trump turns up the flames.”
“He does not subscribe to the traditional notion of being president for all the people. He acts as president of red America and the people who agree with him, while those who do not are portrayed as enemies and traitors deserving payback.”
Trump Risks Sidelining Himself
“One is a close U.S. ally. The other is an adversary. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin both have consistently disregarded President Trump’s wishes, often without major consequences,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“His perceived passivity highlights a revealing paradox about Trump. Frequently claiming to have ended half a dozen wars, he portrays himself as an unmatched peacemaker. Yet in the two conflicts he has most often vowed to stop—Gaza and the Ukraine war—he has often been reluctant to exert U.S. leverage with Israel and Russia.”
Federal Judge Questions Deportations to Ghana
“A federal judge on Saturday denounced the Trump administration for what she said appeared to be a deliberate scheme to ignore court-ordered protections for a group of deported immigrants who feared persecution in their home countries of Nigeria and Gambia,” the New York Times reports.
“But Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia appeared reluctant to order the return of the five migrants to the United States, instead asking the government to submit a sworn statement detailing its efforts to prevent the deportations of the people to their home countries.”
CNN: Judge says Trump administration is making “an end run around” federal court orders in deportation case.
Hunter Biden Seeks Arrest of Former Overstock.com CEO
“Hunter Biden is asking a federal judge to order the arrest of former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne for ignoring court orders in a libel suit Biden filed against the conspiracy theorist and conservative political activist,” Politico reports.
Trump Claims to Want Healing While Blaming the Left
President Trump told NBC News he hopes the nation will heal following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Said Trump: “I’d like to see it the nation heal. But we’re dealing with a radical left group of lunatics, and they don’t play fair and they never did.”
He added: “We’ll see what happens. They don’t like what’s been happening. We’ve been winning very big.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“People are scared to death in this building.”
— A member of Congress, quoted by NBC News, in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination.
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