U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released a statement following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA and conservative political activist, at Utah Valley University.
Crapo said, “Charlie was a leader in the conservative political movement with many promising years to come. His assassination is a vile and reprehensible act of political violence. Charlie promoted open dialogue and invited conversation from people of all backgrounds–especially with those with whom he disagreed. This loss to the conservative movement is deep.
My heart, as well as many hundreds of thousands of others, breaks for his family as he cannot be replaced as a husband and a father. I offer my deepest condolences to his wife, Erika, and their two small children. May God hold them close.”
The incident has drawn attention to concerns about political violence targeting public figures.
