Gov. Josh Shapiro Puts Trump On Blast For 'Dangerous' Response To Charlie Kirk's Killing [View all]
Source: Huff Post
Sep 12, 2025, 07:32 AM EDT | Updated 3 hours ago
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Thursday called out President Donald Trump for blaming Charlie Kirk’s killing on the rhetoric of the “radical left,” noting that his response “missed the mark.”
In an interview with ABC News Live, Shapiro said Trump should have spoken out against political violence coming from all sides.
“I think it is dangerous when the president cherry-picks which political violence he’s going to condemn and which he’s going to allow to just simply pass. I think we need to be universal in condemning all political violence,” Shapiro said. “The president missed the mark [Wednesday] night in his Oval Office address.”
In a video message posted by the White House in the wake of Kirk’s deadly shooting during an event on a college campus in Utah, Trump pointed a finger at the “radical left” for the right-wing political activist’s killing, even though officials have yet to identify a motive behind his killing.
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EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized President Trump for “cherry-picking” political violence in his Oval Office address after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday.
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